PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Analytical Chemistry in Australia

This postdoctoral fellowship sits within the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences at The University of Queensland and focuses on the measurement of plastic additive chemicals in human matrices. Working with project lead Dr Xianyu (Fisher) Wang, the fellow will investigate key exposure sources and help advance understanding of how plastics-related chemicals move through and affect the human body. The project is part of the Minderoo Centre – Plastics and Human Health, a multidisci...

The University of Queensland is recruiting a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences at the Dutton Park campus in Australia. The fixed-term appointment runs through 31 December 2028 and is supported by research funded by the Minderoo Foundation. Working with project lead Dr Xianyu (Fisher) Wang, the fellow will investigate exposure sources and measure plastic additive chemicals in human matrices. The research combines environmental...

A UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship is available in the School of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia, for research on AI-guided molecular recognition. The project combines native mass spectrometry, robotic chemistry and artificial intelligence to develop faster and more informative methods for discovering and characterising molecules that bind to proteins. The successful PhD researcher will contribute to multiplexed, multistage mass spectrometry, automated sample...

Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, within the Research School of Earth Sciences. This is a three-year, research-intensive postdoctoral appointment supported by an ANU–BHP collaborative project. The project focuses on experimental and analytical research on salt melts in iron oxide copper-gold systems , with work spanning experimental petrology, mineralogy, and geochemical microanalysis. Research environment: The appointee will join the R...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow – GETCO2 Centre of Excellence at Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia. This is a full-time postdoctoral opportunity in the Computation and Characterisation Theme of the GETCO2 Centre of Excellence, working across a network of partner universities and ANSTO. The project focuses on catalysis , electrochemistry , materials characterisation , and the development of advanced in situ and operando techniques to investigate catalytic processes....

PhD scholarship opportunity in PFAS thermal desorption and destruction at the University of Newcastle in collaboration with CSIRO and industry partner SV Joint Venture Pty Ltd trading as EarthSure . This project sits within the CSIRO Industry PhD Program (iPhD) and focuses on applied research that addresses real-world environmental remediation challenges in Australia. The research aims to improve understanding of how PFAS are desorbed from impacted soils and destroyed in the gas phase within a c...

PhD scholarship opportunity at The University of Newcastle, Australia in sustainable agriculture , pesticide formulations , environmental science , and chemistry . This project develops wood vinegar (pyroligneous acid) as an eco-friendly adjuvant and carrier for pesticide formulations, with the goal of reducing environmental pollution, leaching, runoff, and harm to soils, waterways, and non-target organisms while maintaining crop protection. The research includes advanced chemical analysis (GC-M...

Research Degree Opportunity at The University of Melbourne Project title: Investigating the Health Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics: From Nanomaterials and Measurement to Experimental Models and Cell Biology . This interdisciplinary research degree project examines the health impacts of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs), with a focus on where these particles accumulate in human tissues and how they affect biological systems. The project brings together nanotechnology , analytical chemistry , biom...

PhD scholarship opportunity at The University of Queensland for a domestic student project on micro- and nanoplastics in drinking water . The research is based at the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS) and is supervised by Dr Elvis Okoffo (ARC DECRA Research Fellow). The project investigates how micro- and nanoplastics enter drinking water systems, their sources and environmental pathways, how they behave through water treatment processes, and how they can be detected ...