JR0000013633

• Fixed term until December 2026 | Part-Time 0.6 FTE
• Academic Level C| $134,362 - $154,558 p.a. pro rata
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

Working under the direction of the Professor of Primary Care and System integration, the Senior Research Fellow will play a leadership role within the Primary Care and System Integration Research Team and will actively supervise and manage a small team of researchers and research assistants.

They will be responsible for managing and implementing current research projects including the safe@home NHRMC funded project, a randomised control trial evaluating a digital health solution and innovation to chronic disease management based at the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

The incumbent will deliver high quality, innovative, and interprofessional research to advance outcomes for people affected by chronic conditions, and will take a lead role in identifying, coordinating, and obtaining external funding opportunities.

The role is also responsible for:

• Making an independent and original contribution to ethical, high quality and innovative research as a key member of the Primary Care and System Integration team through activities such as sustained high-quality publication, external grant acquisition, mentoring, while developing early career researchers, quality knowledge translation and dissemination.
• Active involvement in strategic planning and professional activities relevant to promoting research and identifying opportunities to expand and grow research opportunities.
• In a leadership capacity developing and maintaining strategic relationships, collaboration, and networks with a range of stakeholders including industry and external organisations, with an increasing national and/or international focus.
• In collaboration with the Primary Care and System Integration, develop and implement strategic and operational plans for the Research team to meet agreed organisational objectives.

Please refer to the attached position description for a comprehensive list of roles and responsibilities.

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

At the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. At the College, our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, and better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates.

About You

With a background in a senior academic or research leadership position, you have Research Project management experience, along with a successful track record supervising higher degree students.
Your excellent communication both written and verbal, along with your interpersonal skills enable you to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, students and stakeholders.
Your ability to use your independent judgement and initiative, under minimal supervision, enables you to manage, organise and coordinate activities required for the functioning of a research-intensive unit.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

• Evidence of a strong research track record (for career stage), at a national level, in an area aligned to the research strengths in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and the Caring Futures Institute, including evidence of sustained high-quality publications with first authorship and attraction of competitive grants.
• Coordinating randomised controlled trials to a high quality and high-level including recruitment and research outputs.
• Evidence of digital health solutions experience.
• Experience in developing and maintaining links with industry or research end-users and effective research collaborations.

You will also have completed a PhD or equivalent in nursing, exercise science, cancer care, health psychology, knowledge translation, or a health-related discipline.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia)

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
• Staff working in a health care setting are strongly recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in line with the SA Health policy.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000013633 Senior Research Fellow
• You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the Position Description.

For more information regarding this position, please contact Stacey George

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Sunday, 15th June 2025.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.