Postdoctoral Fellow

Classification: Academic Level A
Salary package: $85,010 – $106,702 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Term: Full-time, Continuing Contingent Funded (up to12 months)

This position is continuing (contingent funded). The funding that supports this project has an expected end date of March 2026.

• Undertake high impact independent research in the area of health workforce modelling, actuarial studies, or health services research for ACT, Tasmania and other jurisdictions.
• Lead outreach activities including to prospective students, research institutes, industry, government, the media and the general public.
• Contribute to growing the work of the National Centre for Health Workforce Studies.

Position overview

The National Centre for Health Workforce Studies (NCHWS) is a recently established Centre at NCEPH with goal of building national academic capability in health workforce research. Priorities include building sophisticated data, surveillance, modelling, and intelligence capacity to inform workforce planning; delivering post-graduate and professional education programs; strengthening the research and evidence base to inform public policy and industry investment in the health workforce; and partnering with government, higher education and to deliver rigor and excellence in planning, research and development of the nation’s health and care workforce. The NCHWS incorporated the Health Data Analytics Team in 2025 whose role is to make better use of a range of national, jurisdictional and regional data sets to better inform supply and demand modelling and through a range of government and industry partnerships.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Fellow with experience working with public service funded projects to join a vibrant research team working on health workforce modelling, scenario testing, research, and education. The successful applicant will work on health workforce projects. Your knowledge of and experience in ACT and Tasmanian health workforce planning will be highly valued.   

For more information please contact: Associate Professor Tomoko Sugiura on tomoko.sugiura@anu.edu.au 

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant via: indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au  

ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion

Application information

In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents:

• A statement addressing the selection criteria.
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
• Other documents, if required.

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process.  An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.