Medtechvic

Description:

Life-changing new medical and enabling technologies designed alongside the people who need them will be created by MedTechVic, a ground-breaking initiative by Swinburne University of Technology. Led by Swinburne, and working closely with industry and community partners, MedTechVic will bring people living with disabilities together with world-leading technology and experts in design, digitalisation, health and manufacturing to create innovative tailor-made medical and assistive devices.

As a Research Fellow - MedTechVic, you will work with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, designers, industry partners and clinicians from other disciplines to co-create assistive technology solutions. Reporting to the Director of MedTechVic and working with the MedTechVic team, you will add depth and knowledge to the team in relevant areas to the pool of clinician and researchers.

It is essential that you are comfortable in working with people with disabilities and enabling them to take the lead in the co-design of new products, systems, and processes. This unique opportunity is designed to be flexible.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Driving research activities and outcomes of the project, both individually and as part of the larger team.
• Research experience in at least one of the following areas: Technology, Allied Health Disability, or Design.
• Experience supervising student research projects.
• Ability to actively seek out opportunities for collaborations and opportunities for the translation and/or commercialization of research outcomes.
• Experience in contributing to successful project management of the research by completing assigned work at the required level and within agreed timeframes.
• Competitive track record and recognition for quality research outputs evidenced by publications, the development of new research initiatives, competitive research funding, and/or industry links.
• PhD in a relevant field such as allied health, biomedical engineering, product design or similar; or a combination of a PhD with extensive experience in one of these fields

Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice