Research Assistant - Canberra, Australia - Australian National University

Australian National University

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Canberra, Australia

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Olivia Brown

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Description

55190- Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia, 260- Fixed Term

Closing on: Jul
Position Description

Classification:
ANU Officer 5/6 (Research)

Salary package:
$77,399 - $90,937 plus 17% superannuation

Term:
Fixed term, Part-time (Up to 12 months at 0.5 FTE)

Join an exciting national research program team
Use your health economics knowledge to evaluate cost effectiveness of infectious disease surveillance technologies
Develop relationships with a wide range of academic and laboratory partners
Part time opportunity

Position overview

ANU has an international reputation for research and education relevant to the health and well-being of the population of Australia, as well as that of the developing world.

This is achieved through discovery research, applied research in health service settings, research-led teaching in health and medical sciences, and the translation of research findings into practice and policy.

The ANU College of Health and Medicine comprises the School of Medicine and Psychology, the John Curtin School of Medical Research and the National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health (NCEPH).

These schools work together to deliver world-class research and education across the spectrum of medicine and health-related fields, working in partnership with the health sector at local, national and international levels.

Based in NCEPH, this Research Assistant position will work on an exciting national program—AusPathoGen—conducting infectious disease surveillance based on whole-genome sequencing.

The research assistant will provide support for activities of a team constructing a health economics model to evaluate the cost effectiveness of implementing whole-genome sequencing-based surveillance compared to current approaches.

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