Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Officer in Microfluidics

Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Full-time fixed-term position for up to 12 months
Base salary will be in the range $85,372.89 - $113,659.72 + 17% super (Academic Level A)
Based at our St Lucia Campus
About This Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow or Research Officer to contribute to innovative research in microfluidics. Working in a collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment, you will design and fabricate microfluidic devices and apply expertise in polymer chemistry, hydrogels and surface immobilisation chemistry to advance the team’s research program in peptide and protein drug discovery.
The position will also collaborate with researchers working across complementary areas such as protein biochemistry, molecular biology and computational biology. This provides an opportunity to connect microfluidic technologies with broader biological research applications while developing your research expertise and emerging profile.
Key responsibilities will include:
Research: Develop a coherent research program in microfluidics and drug discovery, produce quality research outputs, draw upon best-practice methodologies, and contribute to joint projects and competitive funding applications.
Research translation: Progress the transfer of knowledge, technology and research practices to end users, including opportunities to contribute to the commercialisation of UQ intellectual property.
Supervision and Researcher Development: Contribute to the effective supervision and development of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students, as appropriate, through constructive feedback, coaching and responsible research practice.
Citizenship and Service: Demonstrate UQ values through collaboration, active participation in priority activities, support for colleagues, internal service and the development of relationships with industry, government, professional bodies and the wider community.
This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.
About You
You will possess:
Completion or near completion of a PhD in bioengineering or a closely related discipline.
Demonstrated expertise in microfluidic device design and fabrication.
Demonstrated experience in polymer chemistry, hydrogels or surface immobilisation chemistry.
Additional expertise in 1) cell and animal biology, 2) computational biology, or 3) molecular biology and protein expression would be highly regarded.
Experience applying microfluidic technologies to biological systems, biomolecular analysis, protein engineering or related applications would be advantageous.
Effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
An emerging research profile, including evidence of quality research outputs in relevant refereed journals or conferences.
The ability to work collaboratively across disciplinary boundaries and contribute to joint research projects.
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. 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, access to exclusive internal-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
Interested?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Associate Professor Conan Wang at c.wang@imb.uq.edu.au. For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
When you apply, please ensure you upload a resume (2 pages) and responses to the ‘About You’ section (2 pages). Please note that applications received via email will not be accepted.
Other Information
Pre-employment checks may include: verification of the right to work in Australia and qualification checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.
You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.
We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criteria but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing talent@uq.edu.au or calling +61 7 3365 2623.
Applications close Tuesday October 27th 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-69888).