21 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Queensland, Australia

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged. At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers. As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.

The appointment is as a Senior Research Scientist position. The successful candidate will play a major role in the instigation, management, and operation of research activities in the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) Emergency Department (ED). The incumbent will contribute to research capacity development of ED staff and students, and to research management and administrative activities, including those of service and engagement for both the university and the hospital. Independent research by the incumbent will be encouraged.

The UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Research Fellow to work on a range of projects. As a Senior Research Fellow, you will engage in research and leverage of your established record of achievement and national recognition in your discipline to develop your international reputation. At this level, it is expected that you will perform a range of high-level service and engagement roles and activities.

The purpose of the position is to support and manage research associated with the Dementia and Neuro Mental Health Research Unit (DNMHRU), at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research.  The DNMHRU aims to find novel solutions to improve diagnosis, treatment and care, and enhance quality of life for individuals living with neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and Parkinson’s disease. This includes technological innovations (e.g. virtual reality, artificial intelligence, telehealth) supported by tailored digital platforms and mobile applications to improve diagnosis and enhance remote delivery of interventions for wider outreach.

Currently the DNMHRU has two NHMRC MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission funded research projects that this position will predominantly support (a) a technology psychotherapy program for people living with dementia experiencing anxiety and (b) the development and evaluation of a new technology-assisted intervention for early and improved diagnosis of dementia in people living with Parkinson’s disease.  The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will be responsible for managing the effective design and implementation of the technologies that are part of this research, conducting research (including study initiation processes) related to design and implementation, project implementation and delivery, and collaborator relationships.

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow who specialises in metabolic modelling and ‘omics data driven characterisation of cells. You will join a team of researchers to establish systems biology-based workflows to drive the data-driven bioprocess optimisation capability of this facility, including strain design. The position is primarily computationally based and will work with a bioinformatician/data scientist to use modelling and machine-learning approaches to learn from large data sets to inform further strain engineering or bioprocess optimisation rounds.

Whilst the role is academic in nature, as an employee of an NCRIS-funded facility (https://www.education.gov.au/ncris), the position has a strong service focus. You will be required to analyse, interpret and report fermentation data to clients by contractual deadlines, which may include researchers and industry, whilst developing novel workflows to allow for high-throughput data analysis.

We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our world-class School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and support our Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR). CHEAR is a coalition of leading researchers across disciplines including audiology, speech pathology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology and health economics with an interest in prevention, identification and management of hearing loss across the lifespan.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a newly funded programme to improve the lives of people living with dementia as well as hearing and vision impairments in residential aged care settings. In this role you will assist with the development, implementation and evaluation of a complex but pragmatic home-based intervention to be used to support people with dementia with concurrent vision and hearing impairment. The successful candidate will work closely with Research Fellow Dr Najwan El-Saifi and study lead Professor Piers Dawes, who will be directly responsible for the day-to-day line management and oversight of the incumbent.

The Centre for the Business and Economics of Health (CBEH) applies economics and business thinking to inform decisions for better health outcomes. Through priority-led research and thought leadership, CBEH researchers analyse critical issues and influence improvements across the range of settings in which health is produced. The Centre partners with leading health organisations and service providers to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in healthcare systems, and reflects on the broader factors and behaviours that influence health. CBEH generates and disseminates credible new knowledge based on peer-reviewed science.

The purpose of this position is to contribute to research within the Effective and Efficient Healthcare program in CBEH. CBEH applies insights from economics and business to evaluate new health technologies and interventions. You will engage in research to further your expertise and grow the Centre’s research profile in this area, including undertaking economic evaluations of new drugs and medical services for government and other stakeholders.

The successful applicant will contribute to research projects and will play a central role in research in the Walker research group to undertake development of enzyme assays and other research activities.  The projects encompass cloning and purification of recombinant forms of the antigens and testing of biochemical assays to investigate correlates of vaccine protection.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Genomics in Health Group at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at UQ. The role offers a chance to delve into cutting-edge genomics research across cardiovascular disease, drug genomics and liver transplant research, providing an opportunity to developing their expertise and emerging research profile in the field of statistical genomics. At this level it is expected that the incumbent will contribute to service and engagement roles and activities.  

The project will involve three phases: i) prediction model development and validation; ii) Software and mobile App development; and ii) effectiveness and cost-effectiveness evaluation. The position is based at the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia), with research fieldwork with collaborating researchers at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) and Pasteur Institute (PI) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The ideal candidate will have experience in health intervention studies, with a strong track record of productivity during their PhD.

We currently have an exciting opportunity available for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Centre for Policy Futures. This position will provide research and project management support to the project “Pre-conditions for the Development of Offshore Wind Energy in Australia”, as part of the Centre’s contribution to the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (Blue Economy CRC). The Centre of Policy Futures leads the project’s work package that aims to identify best practices in policy and regulatory processes for offshore wind development that could be applicable to Australia.
 

The Blue Economy CRC is a ten-year research and development program that brings together 44 industry, government, and research partners from ten countries with expertise in aquaculture, marine renewable energy, maritime engineering, environmental assessments and policy and regulation. Through the integration of the knowledge and expertise across these areas, the Blue Economy CRC paves the way for innovative, commercially viable and sustainable offshore developments that will see rapid increases in marine renewable energy output and seafood production. The Centre for Policy Futures contributes to the Blue Economy CRC Sustainable Offshore Developments research theme by examining the policy and regulatory implications of blue economy activities.

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is responsible for the collection, processing and distribution of blood and blood products to the Australian community. Lifeblood’s activities are underpinned by world-leading, goal-oriented research and the loyal support of volunteer, non-remunerated blood donors. Lifeblood faces ongoing challenges to ensure the sufficiency of the blood supply as our population ages and the demand for blood-product derived treatments increases. Donors aged over 50 donate more regularly with fewer adverse events than young donors yet comprise only a small proportion of donors. In this ARC Linkage funded collaboration between the University of Queensland, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, and Silverchain, we will use quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate how those aged over 50 understand and engage with blood donation in the context of ageing, and how their involvement can be managed to maintain psychosocial wellbeing. By the end of this program of work we aim to have produced tailored, validated resources that may significantly benefit Australia by effectively engaging older adults to ensure the sustainability of the blood supply.

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our research team based within the School of Social Science. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will focus their efforts on developing their expertise and emerging research profile in their discipline. At this level it is expected that the incumbent will contribute to service and engagement roles and activities.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to focus their efforts on developing a novel ferrate technology for the production of drinking water. At this level it is expected that the incumbent will contribute to service and engagement roles and activities.

(18) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Crop Eco-Physiology and Crop Modelling

Deadline : 7 March 2024

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We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Postdoctoral Research Fellow with experience in neuroimaging analysis and handling of large datasets. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise and an emerging research profile within the discipline of clinical and computational neuroimaging. You will also contribute to student supervision, commensurate with your level of experience.

We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Officer to join the Operational Research and Decision Support for Prevention, Control and Elimination of Infectious Diseases (ODeSI) team at the UQ Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR). This position will specifically bring expertise in infectious disease epidemiology and modelling.

The ODeSI team (https://clinical-research.centre.uq.edu.au/odesi) has internationally recognised expertise in neglected tropical diseases, emerging infectious diseases, vaccine preventable diseases, and travel medicine. ODeSI’s mission is to optimise infectious disease prevention, control, and elimination by generating new evidence and providing innovative solutions that support clinical and public health decision making. The team has strong multidisciplinary partnerships with clinical and public health decision makers, collaborating with them to co-design research, implement and evaluate interventions, and explore the application of innovative methods and new technologies for disease prevention and control. ODeSI has extensive experience in operational research and field surveys (including international projects), predictive risk mapping and modelling (spatial epidemiology), clinical trials, disease surveillance, and the use of novel methods including Bayesian network, machine learning, social network analysis and dynamic data visualisation tools.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join a new ARC Discovery Project “Geometric Evolution of Spaces with Symmetries” and focus their efforts on developing their expertise and emerging research profile in their discipline. At this level it is expected that the incumbent will contribute to service and engagement roles and activities.