Research Fellow, Breast Cancer Prevention

• Part-time (0.8 FTE), fixed-term contract until 31 December 2027

• Lead the way in breast cancer prevention alongside a team of expert researchers at the Daffodil Centre

• Base Salary $132,533 (pro-rata) + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The Daffodil Centre is a world-leading research centre on cancer control and policy, contributing to policy decisions and real-world improvements in cancer control. The Daffodil Centre combines the complementary strengths of the University of Sydney and the Cancer Council NSW. This partnership has created an unparalleled centre of national and international research excellence where research results in real-world improvements in cancer control.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced researcher to join the Breast Cancer Clinical & Population Health stream as a Research Fellow, to contribute to cancer epidemiology and health services research with a focus on prevention and early detection. You will have the opportunity to support and co-lead existing public health research in breast cancer and have the chance to develop independent research areas in breast cancer screening and prevention.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Support, co-lead and potentially lead research work in breast cancer prevention and early detection, including trials and cohort studies in collaboration with the BreastScreen Program

• design and contribute to public health and epidemiological studies, potentially including analyses of existing linked population-based datasets, such as the Enduring Cancer Data Linkage (CanDLe) data assets

• actively contribute to all aspects of research through clinical trial activities, real-world implementation studies, and evidence synthesis

• provide direction and mentorship to post-graduate students and other researchers in the team, and

• seek out research synergies and network within and outside the Daffodil Centre research groups

About you

• hold a PhD or equivalent post-graduate qualification (desirable to be in public health or epidemiology or related fields)

• strong understanding of relevant research methods such as epidemiology, evidence-based cancer care or screening research with experience in applying these methods, including evidence synthesis

• track-record in peer-reviewed publications

• experience in clinical trials, health services or cancer epidemiology research with ability to work autonomously or in a team when needed

• prevention research experience in relevant fields with skills in managing data sets, grant submissions, ethics applications, and coordination of project-specific tasks

• experience in supervising or mentoring others and/or coordinating team activities.

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. 

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How to apply

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