• Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)

• Full-time (100%), fixed-term position for up to 3 years

• Base salary will be in the range $78,871.35 - $105,004.02 + 17% Superannuation

• Based at our St Lucia Campus

About This Opportunity 

This position will be based at the Biotech Nexus Lab in the Centre for Animal Science at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food innovation (CAS-QAAFI). For this research, you will utilize Omics tools and a One-Health approach to study, monitor, prevent and control zoonotic diseases whilst understanding the host-pathogen disease dynamics. Computational Abiology skills and the use of High-performance computing, experience in fieldwork and surveillance and fieldwork co-ordination are essential skills. The research group is especially interested in harnessing and developing emerging livestock species towards food safety and security and your research experience in such species will be invaluable. This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to focus their efforts on developing their expertise and emerging research profile in their discipline. At this level it is expected that you will contribute to service and engagement roles and activities.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Research: Establish a research program, collaborate on research projects, seek and manage research funding, publish in reputable journals, utilize best practice research methodologies, and participate in project discussions.

• Supervision and Researcher Development: Supervise students, recruit and manage employees, provide performance feedback and training, resolve conflicts, and ensure correct remuneration and benefits.

• Citizenship and Service: Develop partnerships, demonstrate leadership through mentoring, engage in internal service roles and committees, perform administrative functions, provide support to colleagues, and uphold university values.

This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will 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 greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad:  from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You 

• Successful Completion of a PhD in Animal Biotechnology
• An emerging profile in research in the discipline area as evidenced with publications
• Evidence of fieldwork and surveillance skills in remote regions
• Competence in Computational Biology and high-performance Computing
• Evidence of emerging livestock species research
• Evidence of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.
• Experience in BSc and MSc student supervision and institutional roles

The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: