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Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer

• Join a newly established School of Population Health
• Opportunity to collaborate with internationally renowned researchers
• 3 new continuing positions, Adelaide, Australia

The University of South Australia provides an exciting and dynamic environment for teaching and research that continually extends the boundaries of knowledge and its applications. UniSA is committed to the creation and application of knowledge and is recognised internationally for its high quality applied and fundamental research. 

Commenced in August 2012 the School of Population Health will consolidate and advance the University of South Australia’s capacity for training research professionals in the analysis of complex population-level data to inform health and social policy. The School will conduct teaching in areas including population health, social epidemiology, public health, health promotion and health economics and will implement an accredited Masters of Public Health degree. The School will also evolve a novel doctoral training program combining rigorous training in population health methodology with original research on contemporary health challenges which face mainstream as well as vulnerable populations including Aboriginal and other disadvantaged peoples, in national and international settings.  

The candidates appointed as Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer will be established, leading or promising academics with discipline-based training and authority in epidemiology or biostatistics, otherwise applied social statistics, demography, or social measurement and psychometrics, focussing on population or public health problems. Each appointee will provide leadership in their discipline of expertise, and enhance the research productivity of the School in collaborative, multi- and trans-disciplinary Category 1 research initiatives, authorship of refereed publications, and supervision of postgraduate research degree students. The positions will also provide teaching of methodology to postgraduate students and contribute to the teaching of the principles of population health throughout the Division of Health Sciences. 

The successful candidates will hold a relevant research doctorate combined with successful completion of postgraduate coursework in research methods and a strong record of national/international achievement substantiated by excellence in research, teaching and supervision. Experience with longitudinal analysis and/or multi-level or analysis of clustered observations is essential as are demonstrated high level interpersonal skills and the ability to function well in a multidisciplinary environment. 

An attractive employment package with superannuation benefits and relocation support will be negotiable for successful applicants. 

For further details including the position description, selection criteria and application lodgement details, please visit: www.unisa.edu.au/workingatunisa

Applications close: 5.00pm Monday 31 January 2012

www.unisa.edu.au/workingatunisa

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