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Job Description

Job ID:  14204

Director, Data Management & Analysis Centre (DMAC)

Professor/Associate Professor (14204)

School of Population Health

The University of Adelaide seeks to appoint an outstanding academic to the position of Director, Data Management & Analysis Centre (DMAC).  This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic researcher to contribute to the academic life of the School, Faculty and University and to further develop a unique and successful Centre.

DMAC is one of Australia’s largest and longest established centres supporting quantitative health research.  It was founded in 1993 and now has over 40 staff in its three divisions of statistics, data management and IT systems/programming. DMAC collaborates with, among others, the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry, the Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry, the large clinical trials program of the Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, the Centre for Military and Veterans Health and the Department of Veterans' Affairs MATES program at the University of South Australia. DMAC provides the Statistics Service to the Faculty of Health Sciences and associated teaching hospitals and provides expert methodological and logistical advice to health researchers at the University.

The successful candidate will have an extensive track record in quantitative research in the health arena, experience in managing large research teams and the ability to interact productively with research collaborators and clients. They will also have a proven capacity to play a major role in mentoring and developing junior and middle career staff.  The successful candidate will probably come from a background in epidemiology, biostatistics, or clinical trials, but interest from candidates from other fields engaged in quantitative research involving large data collections would be welcomed.

The  Director, DMAC will continue and expand DMAC's role in supporting large scale health research, seek new opportunities for collaboration in national and international projects, and develop doctoral and post doctoral projects for young researchers.

This fixed–term position is available for five years in the first instance at either Associate Professor (Level D) or Professor (Level E). An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Further information about the role may be obtained from Professor Annette Braunack-Mayer, Head, School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, telephone: (08) 8313 3569, or email: annette.braunackmayer@adelaide.edu.au

 

Email applications to Vanessa.jones@adelaide.edu.au

Closing Date: 14 September 2012