• Part Time Opportunity (0.4FTE – 2 days per week)
• UNSW Campus, Health Translation Hub, High Street, Randwick
• 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
• Hybrid Working Environment (1 Day in the Office)

Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide.

Base Salary of $162,900k Base to $175k Base per annum plus 12% superannuation and access to Smart Salary Packaging benefits.   

As a Not-for-Profit employee, you'll have access to salary packaging options that can reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay. To calculate the full benefit to you based on your individual circumstances please visit www.smart.com.au.

Help shape the future of respiratory health at The George Institute as a Senior Research Fellow. 

You will lead innovative research programs across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, working alongside a dynamic and collaborative team. If you are a driven mid-career clinician researcher with demonstrated success in attracting research funding and leading multidisciplinary projects, this is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on respiratory care worldwide.

The Opportunity

The George Institute’s Respiratory Program is a team of academic researchers conducting clinical trials across Australia, New Zealand and Asia with a focus on improving care for people with respiratory diseases.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Clinical Senior Research Fellow position to join our Respiratory team. This role will involve leading and developing a portfolio of research projects, securing funding and contributing to the strategic direction of the program as well as progressively taking on independent leadership responsibilities.

If you have a passion and vision for respiratory research and are keen to develop your leadership potential in a strong and productive research team, we would like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Work with the Program Head to lead ongoing studies and contribute to all research activities within the Respiratory Program
• Support current projects to ensure optimal trial and execution and team engagement
• Provide expert input during the research meetings, guide high impact publications, reports and reviews
• Lead grant writing and revenue raising for the development of new projects
• Directly write and lead others in development of reports on analyses that are suitable for publication in high impact journals
• Provide clinical research guidance in a small team of researchers, including primary supervision of PhD students
• Foster a productive, collaborative team culture, build strategic partnerships within and beyond The George Institute
• Develop and maintain national and international networks to support program goals.
• Attend project meetings, ensure research aligns with global best practices and oversee budget management
• Model and promote TGI’s values and strategic goals in all interactions and communications
• Contribute to teaching and student supervision at TGI and affiliated tertiary Institutions
• Collaborate across TGI regions to support team development

Beyond the responsibilities of the role, we are invested in your long-term career development. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build their expertise and leadership capabilities, with the aspiration of progressing into the Program Lead, Respiratory Health role over time.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

• Relevant health/ medical qualification
• PhD in a relevant health related discipline
• Experience leading clinical research projects and/or clinical trials
• Track record in application and procurement of grants and funds
• Experienced in writing high impact research papers and strong oral presentation skills
• Experience and /or ability in people management and supervision of post-graduate students
• Strong decision making, problem solving, analytical skills, and strategic thinking
• Demonstrated ability to develop collaborations within and external to the organisation
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; familiar with statistical analysis programs such as R or SAS
• Excellent interpersonal skills and enjoys working in and developing teams
• Ability to work well and flexibly i.e. autonomously, in small teams and with a wide range of varying stakeholders
• Flexibility to work non-standard hours of work for collaboration and contact with global teams based on requirements of the position

The Closing Date for applications is Friday 23rd October, 2026.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.  We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we find a suitable candidate.

About The George Institute

The George Institute for Global Health was established in 1999 with a mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide, particularly undeserved populations by challenging the status quo and using innovative approaches to prevent and treat the world’s biggest killers: non-communicable diseases and injury.

With offices in Australia, India and the UK we have over 1000 people with >400 projects in over 60 countries.  We focus on the global health challenges that cause the greatest loss of life, the greatest impairment of life quality and the substantial economic burden particularly in resource-constrained settings.

Take advantage of our rewards you may enjoy as part of The George team

• Generous salary packaging and benefits increasing your take home pay
• Learning and career development opportunities
• Extra leave days including extended Christmas break and study leave
• YourFlex arrangements eg. Start/ finish times, purchase leave and location
• A global, diverse inclusive team committing to making impact

Our big and bold mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide needs a diverse and innovative team to deliver it.  So we foster a dynamic, inclusive and flexible workplace where each individual can bring their best selves to work

We value workplace diversity and encourage applications from people living with disability, women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, mature-aged and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.