"Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Implementation Science)"

Job Description:

• Child Health Research Centre
• Part-time (50%), fixed-term position through until March 2027
• Base salary will be in the range $82,057 - $109,246 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level A)
• Based at the Centre for Children’s Research Centre, adjacent to Qld Children’s Hospital in South Brisbane

About This Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated and organised Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Implementation Science) to join our national concussion research initiative. This position will play a pivotal role in coordinating and managing a large-scale study aimed at driving the uptake of the newly published Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the Management of Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults and Children (https://anzconcussionguidelines.com). Working alongside a world-class multidisciplinary team, including neurologists, GPs, neuropsychologists, clinicians, implementation scientists, and human design engineers—you will help ensure these guidelines achieve maximum impact in clinical practice across Australia. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-profile, transformative health initiative that bridges cutting-edge research with real-world application.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Oversee all aspects of the research project, including planning, timelines, recruitment, ethics compliance, and day-to-day operations, ensuring high-quality delivery of project milestones.
• Apply best-practice implementation frameworks and methodologies to evaluate and enhance the adoption of the new concussion guidelines within healthcare settings.
• Work closely with healthcare professionals, researchers, and industry partners to promote the uptake of the guidelines, foster relationships, and ensure effective knowledge translation to end-users.
• Produce high-quality research publications, contribute to competitive grant applications, and support the supervision and development of students and early career researchers in the field.

This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged. At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers. As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development. The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You

• Completion or near completion of a PhD.
• An emerging profile in research in implementation science or brain injury.
• Evidence of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.
• Evidence of contributions towards successfully obtaining external research funding.
• Some experience in meaningful internal service roles and contributions towards external activities