Public Health Registrar

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is available for a Public Health Registrar (Training Position) to join the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research team at Burnet

In this role you will undertake the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) Advanced Training Program in a highly innovative public health training environment. This placement will provide experience across a range of public health practice areas including translational and operational research, program design and implementation, policy development, and teaching.

You will also:

• Gain supervised training from Fellows of the AFPHM, RACP, and experienced public health mentors.
• Contribute to project work and research that impacts health in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
• Develop skills in epidemiology, public health medicine, and community-based practice.
• Participate in capacity building, teaching, and policy development initiatives.
• Adapt your training program to align with AFPHM requirements and personal interests.

This is a 12-month fixed term position. We are open to candidates seeking part-time and full-time option FTE). You will have flexible working hours as well as part time working from home options. Please refer to the position description for full details here:

Health Registrar_Position Description

Let's talk about you

The following criteria are essential requirements:

• Current general medical registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
• At least three years post-graduate medical experience (may include one year of MPH study).
• A Master of Public Health (or equivalent degree) covering AFPHM core discipline areas, or current enrolment in final year MPH.
• Formal assessment by RACP as eligible to enter the Public Health Medicine Advanced Training Program (or application pending).
• Experience in public health, infectious diseases, or epidemiology.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality data.

The following are preferable but not essential:

• Experience working in community-based settings.
• Experience working with vulnerable or marginalised populations.
• Capacity to spend time in rural/regional Victoria and international locations.

The Burnet experience?

We want you to have a successful and meaningful career at Burnet and are committed to providing a supportive workplace environment for all our people. You will be part of a collaborative culture where progressive leadership, innovation, respect, and excellence are valued. Join a team of talented individuals who are passionate about what they do - achieving a more equitable world through better health.

We offer:

• A monthly accrued day off for full-time staff
• 14 weeks paid parental leave - no qualifying period
• Additional long service leave weeks (minimum is 8.67) at 10 years of service
• Study leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous salary packaging
• Opportunities for career and professional development

Who are we?

Burnet Institute is a leading Australian, unaligned, not-for-profit, organisation passionate about social justice, equality and evidence-based research.

Burnet Institute brings together a highly diverse skill base, with more than 400 staff and students working across cutting-edge research and projects to address some of the most relevant global health issues.  Institute-wide interdisciplinary health programs Disease Elimination, Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness, and Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health are at the heart of our daily decision making. Harnessing our international and local field presence, our laboratories, and our mixed development and research cultures drives a greater focus on the most relevant health issues and achieves a greater impact as a result.

Whilst our headquarters is in Melbourne, Australia, we also have offices in Papua New Guinea and Myanmar, and are actively involved in research and public health programs throughout Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. Burnet is the only unaligned organisation in Australia that has dual accreditation with both the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Bring your whole self to work

At Burnet, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture. We want our people to feel like they belong and are free to be themselves at work. We have an active Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (GEDI) Council that works to promote and improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion across the Institute, by developing and implementing strategies informed by both national and international best practice and staff input. Burnet holds an Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award from Science in Gender Equity (SAGE). If you have a reasonable adjustment, support, or access requirement at any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know by emailing 

Sounds great How do I apply?

Apply below and attach the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Applications close at 11:59pm AEST on Tuesday, 09 September 2025.

As part of our commitment to gender equity, we have included a question in the application process on gender. This will allow us to monitor and report on gender in relation to our recruitment process.

Burnet is a child safe organisation. The successful applicant will be required to apply for a National Police Check and/or Working with Children. Current Australian working rights are required for all applicants.