Professor in Health Economics and Director, Centre for Applied Health Economics

About the role

The Centre for Applied Health Economics (CAHE) within the School of Medicine and Dentistry is seeking a Professor in Health Economics and Director. The role provides academic, strategic and operational leadership for CAHE, a multidisciplinary centre focused on health economics, health technology assessment, commissioned research, translation and health system improvement. It is a continuing full-time position based at Brisbane South (Nathan), with work across other campus or partner locations.

Key responsibilities

• Set an ambitious strategic direction for CAHE that advances evidence-driven health economics research, evaluation and policy impact.
• Lead CAHE's research strategy, including grant pipelines, commissioned research priorities, impact pathways, performance indicators and annual review processes.
• Grow and diversify external income through nationally competitive grants, commissioned research, health technology assessment, evaluation and strategic partnerships.
• Build a high-performing, collegial and multidisciplinary research culture supporting staff capability, interdisciplinary collaboration and higher degree research training.
• Oversee efficient and scalable centre management, including governance, financial planning, workforce planning, project delivery systems and quality assurance.
• Maintain a high-quality personal research program with publications, external research income, policy and system impact and timely HDR completions.
• Support the Head of School and the Deputy Head of School (Research) in delivering the School's strategic research KPIs.

Required profile

• Doctoral qualification in health economics or a related discipline.
• Strong track record in health economics research, including high-quality publications, external research funding, policy or practice impact and HDR supervision at professorial level.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead multidisciplinary teams, build strategic partnerships, manage complex programmes of work and translate research into policy, practice and system improvement.

What we offer

• Full-time equivalent base salary of $222,445 per annum plus 17% superannuation (total FTE package $260,261).
• 50% fee discount for work-related postgraduate Griffith degrees.
• Mix of on-campus and work-from-home options and a supportive work environment.
• Salary packaging options and corporate health discounts.

Applications are submitted online with a covering letter, CV and three professional referees; visa sponsorship may be available. Closing date: Sunday, 29 November 2026.