Research Fellow – Clinical Diagnostic Translation Research

About the role

The University of Melbourne's Department of Infectious Diseases, within the Pasricha Laboratory at the Doherty Institute, is recruiting a full-time, fixed-term Research Fellow for 12 months. The role leads clinical diagnostic implementation studies that improve STI detection and care in real-world settings, working with clinicians, laboratories and health services across Australia and internationally. It sits in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences.

Key responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of diagnostic implementation studies, including multi-site STI point-of-care trial expansion and monitoring.
• Develop study protocols, ethics submissions and regulatory documentation, ensuring compliance and robust governance.
• Coordinate participant recruitment, data collection and qualitative and quantitative analysis with clinical and laboratory collaborators.
• Train and support site staff in research procedures and diagnostic testing, with remote oversight of study conduct.
• Mentor students and junior researchers, contribute to manuscripts and presentations, and take part in laboratory meetings.

Required profile

• PhD in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience in implementation or infectious diseases research.
• Experience co-designing and delivering research with health services, diagnostic laboratories, clinicians and consumers.
• Expertise implementing medical technologies, ideally diagnostics, in complex multi-stakeholder clinical and laboratory environments.
• Track record in clinical research, including ethics applications, data management and mixed-methods analysis.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, mentor junior colleagues and maintain detailed project records.
• Current valid work rights in Australia; visa sponsorship is not available.
• A Working with Children Check is required.

What we offer

• Pay of Level A ($87,266-$118,416) or Level B ($124,656-$148,023) per year plus 17% superannuation.
• Benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services and professional development.
• Flexible work arrangements, progressive leave provisions and career development programs.

Applications close on 22 October at 11:55 PM Melbourne time. Candidates apply online with a resume, cover letter and responses to the selection criteria.