Senior Research Fellow

• Full-time, 12-month fixed-term opportunity

• Lead nationally recognised clinical research, influence health policy and practice, and shape the future of translational research at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre

• Base Salary $156,103 - $179,998 + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

Join the University of Sydney as a Senior Research Fellow within the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre and play a leading role in advancing high-impact research that strengthens the University’s standing as a national and international leader in health and clinical research. This is an outstanding opportunity for an established researcher with a strong scholarly track record, national recognition in their field, and a passion for translating research into meaningful outcomes across healthcare, policy, and practice.

Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will lead strategically aligned research initiatives, build and sustain impactful collaborations across academia, industry, and government, and secure competitive research funding to support innovative programs of work. As a recognised subject matter expert, you will provide intellectual leadership, exercise independent judgement on complex matters, and contribute to shaping the Centre’s research direction and broader strategic priorities.

Beyond research excellence, you will play an important leadership role within the academic community - mentoring researchers, contributing to governance and faculty initiatives, and fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture. Through your scholarship, partnerships, and translational research activities, you will help deliver outcomes that influence clinical practice, policy development, and future research innovation.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Lead and deliver innovative, independent research that advances knowledge and practice within the discipline, while building a strong reputation for academic excellence.

• Drive research impact through high-quality publications, knowledge dissemination, scholarly engagement, and contributions to national and international academic forums.

• Secure and lead competitive research funding opportunities, including grants and other research income streams, to support strategic research initiatives.

• Foster research excellence by maintaining high standards of quality, compliance, and integrity across all research activities and outputs.

• Provide leadership, mentoring, and academic guidance to early and mid-career researchers, supporting capability development and career progression.

• Build strategic partnerships across academia, industry, government, and the broader community, while contributing to governance, faculty initiatives, and a collaborative, high-performing culture.

About you

• Completed PhD in a relevant discipline with a combination of training and experience.

• Demonstrated significant experience conducting original research and scholarly activity, with a strong track record of advancing knowledge within your discipline.

• Familiarity with Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) clinical trial results.

• Health research experience: ideally with population or other large datasets.

• Recognised at a national level for your research expertise, academic leadership, and influential contributions to your field.

• Proven experience supervising, mentoring, and developing researchers and academic staff across varying career stages.

• Extensive experience in developing and working on research projects, including expertise in preparing research protocols, experimental design, ethics submissions and grant applications.

• An established network of academic, industry, and professional partners and stakeholders, with the ability to leverage strategic relationships to enhance institutional impact and reputation.

• Sound understanding of the strategic priorities and emerging issues within the higher education and research sectors, with the ability to align research initiatives to broader organisational goals.

• Previous experience in undertaking or supporting research including systematic reviews, epidemiological studies, controlled trials or related projects, including collection, analysis and reporting of qualitative and quantitative research data.

• Proven working experience and skills in various analytical laboratory and molecular biology techniques (including (but not limited to) ELISA, tPCR, DNA/RNA isolation, spectrophotometry).

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations 

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University.  Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement 

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. 

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion. 

How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.  

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For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Roshik Prasad, Recruitment Operations by email to roshik.prasad@sydney.edu.au

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Applications Close

Sunday 24 May 2026 11:59 PM