
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
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Carnegie Mellon University
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Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to join its applied nanotechnology lab in Pittsburgh. The role centers on research projects involving the production and characterization of multivalent DNA origami nanosensors, bringing together molecular design, laboratory experimentation, and quantitative analysis. The successful candidate will work on cloning and/or synthesis activities related to nucleic acid nanotechnology, helpin...
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Virginia Tech
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The Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to contribute to a project on engineering non-viral gene delivery systems . The research focuses on designing nanoformulations or devices that can improve the efficacy and safety of biologically active drugs and gene therapies. The selected researcher will work with Dr. Wujin Sun and a team of researchers at Virginia Tech. Core project activities include nanocarrier formulation , nucleic acid co...
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Virginia Tech’s Department of Biological Systems Engineering is recruiting a Postdoctoral Associate for a project on engineering cellular responses to biomaterial and gene delivery systems . The research is centered on designing nanoformulations or devices that can improve the efficacy and safety of biologically active drugs and gene therapies. The postdoctoral researcher will work directly with Dr. Wujin Sun and a team of researchers at Virginia Tech. The role combines cell engineering with imm...
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Virginia Tech
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The Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech is recruiting a postdoctoral associate for a translational project on preclinical evaluation of engineered drug and gene delivery systems . The work centers on designing nanoformulations or devices that can improve the efficacy and safety of biologically active drugs and gene therapies. The successful postdoc will join Dr. Wujin Sun and a team of researchers at Virginia Tech. The role is strongly experimental and hands-on, with re...
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Switzerland
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Fully funded PhD and postdoctoral opportunities are available in Sustainable Chemical Engineering at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. The research is based in the Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing (LPDC), with a focus on sustainable catalytic processing, biobased polymers, and biobased surfactants. These opportunities are suitable for researchers interested in chemical engineering, catalysis, sustainable processing, chemistry, bioengineering, and mat...
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Joel Finbloom
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The University of British Columbia
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Joel Finbloom’s lab at the University of British Columbia is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on probiotic delivery. The project sits at the interface of bioengineering, materials science, microbiology, synthetic biology, and molecular microbiology . Applicants should hold a PhD in microbiology, bioengineering, or a related field and possess relevant skills in synthetic biology and molecular microbiology. To apply, email a single PDF containing a cover letter of no more than two...
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Cleveland Clinic
United States
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Cleveland Clinic is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Chao Ma Lab in Cleveland, Ohio, within Cleveland Clinic Research and the Cancer Sciences department. The fellow will train under Principal Investigator Chao Ma, PhD, in a collaborative research environment focused on cancer bioengineering and immunotherapy. Research areas include organ-on-a-chip and lab-on-a-chip platforms, microfluidics, microphysiological systems, hematopoietic biology, hematological malignancies, disease modeling, ...
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The University of British Columbia
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The Finbloom Lab in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus is recruiting a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow for a CIHR-funded project on the development and delivery of bacterial therapeutics. The research combines bacterial synthetic biology, genome engineering, strain development, biomaterial engineering, nanotechnology, drug delivery, microbiology, and molecular biology. The postdoctoral researcher will engineer therapeutic bacter...
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Johns Hopkins University
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Johns Hopkins University is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher to join the laboratory of Professor Michael J. Betenbaugh in Baltimore, Maryland. The project focuses on filamentous fungal biotechnology and biomanufacturing, with the goal of improving fungi as platforms for producing valuable biomolecules. The researcher will combine fungal cultivation, strain engineering, molecular biology, fermentation, bioprocess development, and advanced analytical methods. Responsibilities include op...
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The University of Notre Dame Australia
Australia
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PhD Scholarship in Rural Healthcare and Intellectual Disability at The University of Notre Dame Australia (School of Medicine, Sydney campus). This is a full-time PhD scholarship supporting a mixed-methods research project on the healthcare needs of rural and regional people with intellectual disability as they age. The project sits within an established research group and is embedded in a co-designed, participatory approach involving disability researchers, other PhD candidates, disability supp...
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Queensland University of Technology
Australia
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Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is offering a PhD scholarship on the system-level impact of healthcare AI in Brisbane, Australia. The project focuses on how health AI tools, including AI scribes and other clinical decision support technologies, affect the full care process rather than only isolated tasks. Using human factors and systems approaches , the research will examine workflow, information flow, downstream effects on clinicians and patients, safety, and sustainable integration o...
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University of New South Wales
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Australia
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PhD opportunity at University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) in the Polymer Research in Therapeutics (PRinT) group led by A/Prof. Damia Mawad . This opening is for a domestic PhD candidate only, meaning applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents . The project sits at the intersection of polymer science , biomaterials , bioelectronics , tissue engineering , and drug delivery , with a focus on conducting polymers and conjugated polymers in a multidisciplinary research environm...
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Estimated costs in Australia.
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![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | A$34.1k $22,000/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | A$1.9k $1,200/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | A$1.1k $700/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | A$4.5k $2,880/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Professor
University of Waterloo
Canada
Tissue Engineering
Fluid Mechanics
Microfluidic
Nanofluidics
Microwave Chemistry
Associate Professor
University of Alberta
Canada
Human-robot Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Neuromuscular Physiology
Embodied Cognition
Predictive Modeling
Professor
University of Alberta
Canada
Biochemical Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Anaerobic Digestion
Wastewater Treatment
Bioreactor Technology
Associate Professor
University of Sydney
Australia
Tissue Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Nano Biomaterial Synthesis And Characterization
Bioprinting
Bioengineering
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 1
Australia
Tissue Engineering
Cell Biology
Cartilage Biology
Biofabrication
Biomaterial
School of Medicine Faculty of Health Deakin University Waurn Ponds VIC 3216 Australia
Australia
Tissue Engineering
Cell Biology
Nanoelectronic
Nanoscience
Nanomaterials In Biomedical Engineering

The Endeavour Leadership Program was an Australian Government international scholarship and fellowship scheme supporting study, research and professional development in Australia and overseas.

Australian Research Council Discovery Project scholarships are research opportunities linked to ARC-funded projects in Australia, most commonly for PhD study and sometimes postdoctoral roles.

Australian Research Council (ARC) funding supports research scholarships and fellowships linked to ARC-funded projects at Australian universities. Opportunities are usually advertised by the host university or project lead.
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