The Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics (Cumming Global Centre) has launched its faculty recruitment campaign, with the aim of appointing exceptional global talent to anchor and drive the centre’s mission to develop novel technologies to deliver therapeutics at speed for pathogens of pandemic potential.
Established within the world-leading Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute)—a joint venture of the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital—the Cumming Global Centre will recruit multiple leading researchers, offering seven-year research packages, with scope to extend. With researchers reporting they spend a significant proportion of their time on grant applications, this will give successful candidates the tools they need to focus on the work that matters most to deliver meaningful impact.
The campaign targets emerging, established and pre-eminent investigators with globally recognised expertise in the following areas of research, aligned with the Centre’s mission, the Centre’s current activities and its ambition to ensure we have the ability to rapidly develop therapeutics for future pandemics:
These roles will be positioned within multiple departments and faculties across the University of Melbourne aligned to the research priorities, including departments within the Doherty Institute, the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.
Cumming Global Centre Director, Professor Sharon Lewin AO, encouraged exceptional research talent from around the globe to apply.
“Research positions at the Cumming Global Centre offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity to solve one of humanity’s biggest challenges; advancing the science behind therapeutics will save lives in the inevitable event of the next pandemic.
“If this unique opportunity excites you, we would love to hear from you,” said Professor Lewin.
Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs Danny Pearson said this campaign will help bring even more experts to Victoria’s strong medical research sector.
“Victoria is the medical research capital of Australia and this campaign will help bring even more experts to Melbourne’s growing medical research sector to continue driving innovation and create lifesaving treatments,” said Minister Pearson.
Applications are now open. To learn more and apply, visit: go.unimelb.edu.au/4trp
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