• Employment Type: Full time
• Duration: Fixed term until June 2027
• Remuneration: Level B from $123,620 base salary + 17% superannuation and leave loading
• Location: Kensington NSW (Hybrid Flexible Working)

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. We’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 50 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters:

Join a leading research team at UNSW Business School, where you'll contribute to cutting-edge work on modelling and managing retirement, aged care, and health risks. This post-doctoral role focuses on developing actuarial models that address mortality, morbidity, and long-term care, with real-world applications in policy and product design. You'll work closely with the Research Stream 3 Lead and collaborate with experts to inform the future of aged care and retirement systems in Australia.

This position is part of the Knowledge Hub and offers a unique opportunity to apply your research skills to impactful, data-driven projects. If you're passionate about using actuarial science to shape innovative, cost-effective solutions for retirement income and care.

This role is funded through the Knowledge Hub, located within the UNSW Business School.

The role of Post-Doctoral Fellow reports to the Knowledge Hib Director, with a dotted reporting line to the Research Stream 3 Lead and has no direct reports.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities in this role include but are not limited to -

• Develop models for mortality, morbidity, and aged care risks in retirement
• Build and assess software, databases, and modelling tools
• Analyse data and communicate findings clearly
• Contribute to research papers, abstracts, and grant applications
• Collaborate with academic, industry, and government partners
• Participate in team meetings and cross-disciplinary discussions
• Publish high-quality research in journals and conferences

Who You Are:

• PhD in actuarial studies or a related field (e.g. statistics, risk management, economics, quantitative finance)
• Proven research experience in aged care, longevity, or health risk
• Strong skills in data analysis and computational modelling
• Excellent written communication, including research paper writing
• Experience presenting research at conferences or invited talks
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across disciplines

Benefits and Culture:

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc) 
• Career development opportunities 
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments 
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period 
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

How to Apply:

Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit your application online before Monday 26^th May at 9am. A copy of the Position Description can be on JOBS@UNSW.

Get in Touch:

Persa Tzakis

Talent Acquisition Team Leader and Executive Resourcer

p.tzakis@unsw.edu.au

Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.