Senior Principal Research Fellow - Oral Epidemiology

Herston Campus💼 Full-time💰 $175,404–$175,404🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead internationally recognized research in oral epidemiology and population oral health surveillance to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities.

Role type

Senior Principal Research Fellow (Academic)

Builds

Research agendas, surveillance systems, policy translations, and research teams

Domain

Public health / Oral epidemiology / Dental public health

Deliverable

production ML models | research | client delivery

Required skills

oral epidemiology expertise, population health surveillance, strategic research leadership, grant acquisition and management, higher degree supervision, complex data analysis, academic service

Preferred skills

Category I grant principal investigator experience, international collaboration

Technologies

complex oral epidemiological data management tools

Responsibilities

Lead high-quality research and secure competitive funding; shape strategic research agendas and build collaborations; supervise PhD students and mentor junior researchers; contribute to academic governance and industry/government partnerships

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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About uq

As part of the UQ community, you will work alongside bright minds from around the world, united by a shared commitment to creating a better world. Excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued, and staff are supported through a wide range of benefits, including up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% superannuation, 17.5% leave loading, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff program, on‑campus childcare, affordable parking, salary packaging, and cultural leave.