Opportunities

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop initiatives focussed on improving the awareness of clinical trial activity across the VCCC through the timely availability and communication of accurate trial data. This role will be responsible for mapping existing clinical trial data sources and, where appropriate, develop processes to inform improvements in clinical trial data, accuracy and validity across the VCCC alliance.

The natural progression if you are successful as a researcher is to become head of your own research lab or group and stop spending time at the bench.You are no longer a scientist; you are a manager of scientists. The VCCC has partnered with Marlow Hampshire, a progressive and dynamic leadership development group to provide a sponsored leadership opportunity for up to 10 talented researchers in 2019. There are up to 10 scholarships offered, worth $ 2,000 each.

The position has been designed to work closely with both the VCCC and Cancer Council Victoria to improve awareness of actively recruiting clinical trials through the timely availability of accurate trial data. The data is housed in Cancer Council’s Victorian Cancer Trials Link (VCTL). The VCTL is an online and mobile platform that allows users to search for information about recruiting clinical trials.

The Melbourne Business School is offering an open programs scholarship for a woman working within a VCCC partner organisation with a focus on cancer to participate in their Leading for Organisational Impact: The Looking Glass Experience program.

The VCCC Nurse-led Research Hub is offering seven places to nurses from across the VCCC clinical members* to complete a new 12-week research training program. In this Nurse-led Research Partnership Post, you will be taught how to develop a research question; search and critique literature; understand broad research designs; design a project and get ready for ethics.

Teaching Assistant, Level A casual role for 13 weeks during the Term 1 teaching period at an approximate time commitment of around 5-7 hours per week. This opportunity requires an enthusiastic scientist with educational experience to take on the support of an online community of clinicians and researchers.

Lecturer, Level C casual role for 13 weeks during the Term 1 teaching period at an approximate time commitment of around 6-7 hours per week. This opportunity requires a scientist with educational experience to take on the support of an online community of clinicians and researchers and the supervision on a teaching assistant/online tutor.

We are seeking another pair of capable hands to join our fast-paced and passionate education team.  You will be an energetic, organised and creative person with a Master’s degree or higher in biological sciences or a similar discipline, who is available to join us ASAP for two days a week (Thursdays and Fridays preferred), until the end of the year.

Would you like to contribute your knowledge and advice to guide the development of the Drug Discovery and Development subject within the Master of Cancer Sciences program? There are currently up to three open entry positions available on the working party. Working party members may or may not be invited to act as teaching faculty with the Drug Discovery and Development subject.

We have a newly created opportunity for a proactive and resourceful individual to join our team as our Education Development Coordinator.

The flexible program is designed to be of interest to PhD students with either a scientific or clinical background, including medical graduates, nursing and allied health specialists.