(Level A) $78,544 to $105,611 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Fixed term full-time position for 12 months

Join the School of Biomedicine as a NHMRC Grant-Funded Researcher

We are a leading research intensive and teaching university comprising of five faculties, including the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is comprised of eight schools and several disciplines, research centres and institutes. 

The School of Biomedicine is seeking a highly experienced individual to join our team as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

The position is funded by our NHMRC Ideas grant “Maturing the preterm lung without damaging the brain” and will be embedded in a collaborative research team across the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia.

To be successful you will need:

• Completion or near completion of a PhD in neuroscience, physiology, reproductive biology, animal behaviour or related subject.
• Minimum two (2) years demonstrated experience with animal-based research (maintenance, surgical procedures, in vivo experimental design and implementation) and/or a range of standard immunohistochemical, molecular and cell biology techniques (real-time PCR, Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, hormone assays, DNA/RNA/protein extraction and analysis, bioinformatics) with the ability to rapidly learn new techniques.
• Demonstrated competency in recording, analysing, presenting and disseminating research to stakeholders in relevant fields, as evidenced by national and international conference presentations and publications (commensurate with experience).
• Demonstrated high-level organisational skills to manage competing demands and meet project timelines.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to follow animal ethics guidelines, biosafety requirements and procedures and/or experience in the safe handling of potentially biological hazards, including but not limited to (human and animal) blood, plasma and tissues.
• Experience in analyses of brain structure or function is desirable.

The path to Adelaide University

We are on an exciting path to Adelaide University as we prepare to open our doors in January 2026. Adelaide University will combine the strengths of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, and we are dedicated to creating an accessible and future-focused educational powerhouse that fosters economic and social wellbeing through ground-breaking research and innovative teaching. You can learn more about Adelaide University HERE and more information will be provided throughout the recruitment process.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

We offer a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaboration - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your faculty's broader role

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences contains one of Australia's largest concentrations of leading health researchers, teachers and clinical titleholders. It's comprised of eight schools and a number of specialist disciplines, institutes and centres, variously focused on world-class research, and training the next generation of: medical doctors; surgeons; dentists; nurses; psychiatrists; psychologists; and other health professionals.

Learn more at: health.adelaide.edu.au

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.

Applications close 11:55pm, 3 March 2025.

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Kathy Gatford
Associate Professor
P: +61 (8) 831 34158
E: Kathy.Gatford@adelaide.edu.au

You'll find a full position description and/or selection criteria below: (If no links appear, try viewing on another device)

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

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