Research Fellow - Medication, Communication and Engagement in the Community
Job No.: 696080
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 2.5-year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $123,138 - $146,228 pa Level B (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact as a Research Fellow advancing medication safety research
- Join an inclusive team transforming medicines communication with older people
- Discover ideas through co-design research and health innovation
The Opportunity
The School of Nursing and Midwifery has an exciting opportunity for a Research Fellow to contribute to the EngageMedsHome Project, an Australian Research Council Discovery Project focused on improving medicines communication between older people living at home, families and health professionals. Using reflexive ethnography and experience-based co-design, the project will develop and evaluate strategies to support safer medicines communication across community and home settings.
The Research Fellow will contribute to key project activities including interviews, observations, co-design workshops, feasibility testing, data analysis, manuscript preparation and knowledge dissemination. Working independently and collaboratively, this position will provide an opportunity to build expertise in co-design research, medication safety, health services research and evaluation of complex interventions.
We are seeking someone with a doctoral qualification in a relevant health-related discipline, such as nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, pharmacy, health sociology or health sciences, or equivalent research experience. The successful applicant will also demonstrate expertise in research design, qualitative and quantitative analysis, manuscript preparation, co-design methodologies and engagement with diverse healthcare stakeholders.
If you are passionate about improving medicines communication and contributing to research that creates meaningful health impact for older people and their families, we encourage you to apply.
About Monash University
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To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to
'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Professor Elizabeth Manias, Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Professor and NHMRC Leadership Fellow, +61 3 9902 0806
Position Description: Research Fellow
Applications Close: Friday 7 August 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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