Post-Doctoral Fellow - Quality Use of Medicines

About the role

UNSW Kensington Campus is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Fellow to support research on the Quality Use of Medicines (QUM). The role sits within a nationally recognised research team working on the safety and quality use of medicines, with collaboration across the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the School of Clinical Medicine and the School of Health Sciences. It is a full-time, 1-year fixed-term position.

Key responsibilities

• Support research activities across a portfolio of QUM projects, working closely with the project team
• Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of qualitative and quantitative research, generating evidence to inform policy, practice and medicines use
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and help coordinate research activities
• Contribute to knowledge translation efforts that strengthen the impact and sustainability of the QUM program

Required profile

• PhD in pharmacy, medicine, nursing, public health or a related discipline
• Experience designing and conducting qualitative and quantitative research studies
• Experience managing and analysing qualitative and/or quantitative data, and applying for ethics approval
• Experience writing research grant proposals and preparing peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs and plain-language summaries
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and stay within budget constraints
• Full Australian work rights; visa sponsorship is not available

Required skills

• Statistical software such as NVivo, SPSS, SAS or Stata
• Strong written and verbal communication and stakeholder engagement

What we offer

• Pay of $95,036 to $126,711 plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
• Additional 3 days leave during Christmas holidays
• Career development opportunities and up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

Applications close 18 November 2026. Applicants submit a resume and a separate cover letter through the online application form.