Research Fellow in Gastrointestinal Health

JR0000017209 - Research Fellow in Gastrointestinal Health

• Fixed Term - 2 Years | Full-Time
• Academic Level B | $115,871 - $137,122 p.a.
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

Join the Bowel Health Service within the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer and play a key role in advancing innovative research that improves gastrointestinal health and colorectal cancer prevention. Working closely with the Chief Investigator and a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of impactful research projects, while building collaborations with academic, clinical and industry partners. This role offers the opportunity to lead elements of complex research programs, publish high-quality outcomes, support research funding applications, and mentor emerging researchers.

• Drive the planning, coordination and delivery of gastrointestinal health research projects and clinical trials, ensuring milestones and key performance indicators are achieved.
• Analyse and interpret complex research data, contribute to grant applications, and produce high-quality publications and conference presentations.
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with researchers, clinicians, industry stakeholders and national and international networks.
• Supervise honours and postgraduate research students while contributing to a culture of research excellence and innovation.

This position makes a significant contribution to Flinders University's vision of changing 10 million lives through Every One Matters by 2035, through directly contributing to the strategic driver of Research that Matters, advancing innovative gastrointestinal health research that improves health outcomes, strengthens research partnerships, and generates evidence that informs clinical practice and policy.

About You

You are a motivated and collaborative researcher with a strong track record of delivering high-quality health research and translating findings into meaningful outcomes. With expertise in clinical or public health research methodologies, including leading clinical trials and cohort studies, you are experienced in the collection and management of clinical, health and risk factor data, confident working with complex datasets, developing publications and funding applications, and building productive relationships with a broad range of stakeholders. You thrive in a team environment while demonstrating the initiative and independence required to drive research projects forward.

To be successful in this position, you will bring:

• A PhD in a health-related discipline, or equivalent research experience, with expertise relevant to medical sciences, gastroenterology, public health or epidemiology.
• Demonstrated success in conducting and publishing high-quality research, securing research funding, and presenting findings at national and/or international forums.
• Strong analytical skills, including experience managing large datasets, conducting statistical analyses, and using research and data management tools such as Excel, REDCap, R Studio, SPSS or STATA.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, supervising students, and engaging with industry and research partners.

College of Medicine and Public Health

At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Awarded the AHEIA Higher Education Award for Workplace Culture Excellence due to our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders staff wellbeing program
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards.
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gymand childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
• Recognised as a Veteran Employer of Choice

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000017209 Research Fellow in Gastrointestinal Health
• You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• Flinders University is committed to providing an environment where staff with disability are valued, supported and encouraged, and can, as far as practicably possible, participate fully and independently in the life of the University. If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the selection process, including being accompanied by an accredited assistance animal with public access rights as per the Disability Policy, please advise the contact the Recruitment Team so that we can make appropriate arrangements through ••••@flinders.edu.au or call 08 •••• •383.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Erin Symonds

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Sunday, 23 August 2026.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.