Postdoctoral Research Associate

The Faculty of Medicine and Health is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Academic Level A) to join a leading addiction medicine research program based at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Working under the direction of Professor Kirsten Morley, you will contribute to clinical research focused on mental health, substance use disorders, neuroimaging and psychopharmacotherapy. You will support research publications, grant-funded activities and the development of junior researchers and higher degree research students.

• →collaborate with Professor Kirsten Morley, clinical partners and multidisciplinary university research teams
• →conduct large-scale neuroimaging analyses and support neuroimaging data collection and interpretation
• →coordinate clinical research and trials involving people experiencing mental health and substance use disorders
• →work across hospital and university systems to deliver ethically approved research activities
• →contribute to research publications, reports, presentations and grant-funded projects
• →provide informal mentoring and research support to junior researchers and higher degree research students.

To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate all the following essential selection criteria:

• →demonstrated expertise in large-scale neuroimaging analyses
• →demonstrated experience collecting neuroimaging data
• →demonstrated experience coordinating clinical trials in clinical settings
• →demonstrated experience working with consumers experiencing mental health and substance use disorders
• →demonstrated experience working across both healthcare and university-based systems to conduct clinical research
• →a track record of publications in the field of mental health and substance use disorders.

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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.