- Full time, fixed term until 1st August 2026. Located on Camperdown Campus at the Brain and Mind Centre
- Exciting opportunity to contribute to applied research working with external stakeholders and large datasets to create and evaluate policies and practices to minimise gambling harms
- Base Salary Level B $113,184 – $117,425 p.a. + 17% superannuation
About the opportunity
The School of Psychology is currently seeking to appoint a Research Fellow in Psychology (Gambling) to join Professor Sally Gainsbury and team at the Brain and Mind Centre. The position will involve working with colleagues across disciplines and external stakeholders to conduct applied research and translate outcomes to academic outputs in addition to dissemination efforts to lead to real-world changes.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- work closely with Professor Gainsbury and researchers within the Gambling Treatment and Research Clinic as well as academics in the Schools of Psychology, Economics, Brain and Mind Centre, and Business School
- independently lead research projects and work with students and junior researchers
- develop project plans and data analysis plans including registrations for Open Science Frameworks
- submit ethics applications and adhere to ethical principles in conducting research
- analyse large data sets and work with data scientists
- write funding and grant applications
- disseminate research findings in technical reports, academic outputs, and in lay reports for stakeholders.
About you
The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Research Fellow in Psychology (Gambling) who has:
- a PhD in Psychology (or related field)
- expertise and experience analysing large data sets ideally including gambling customer accounts
- proficient in using R/Python for reproducible workflows
- demonstrated experience using open science practices
- demonstrated ability to produce academic outputs and translate research to impact policy and practice
- excellent project management skills and ability to lead a research team including junior and senior multidisciplinary researchers successfully applied for and received competitive research funding from multiple sources.
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Applications close:
Sunday 27 August 2023 11:59 PM
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