Postdoc Opportunities in Data Science in Australia

Postdoctoral Research Associate in AI-Enabled Atomic-Scale Materials Characterisation at the University of Sydney (Camperdown Campus, Australia). This full-time, 12-month fixed-term postdoctoral role sits in the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering (AMME) and focuses on the intersection of materials science , physics , advanced microscopy , atom probe tomography (APT) , artificial intelligence , machine learning , and computational/data-driven materials research. The succe...

University of Sydney is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Level A) in Clinical Imaging at South Eveleigh, Australia . The project focuses on using artificial intelligence and x-ray imaging to improve radiation therapy for cancer patients, including the development of new cancer-targeting technologies and clinically translatable algorithms for managing complex patient motion during treatment. The research environment is the Image X Institute, with a portfolio spanning new treatment id...

Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity at the University of Sydney for a project on carbon-neutral energy demand forecasting . The role sits across the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and is led by Prof. Gregor Verbic and Prof. Ali Abbas . The project is ARC-funded and developed in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries . The successful candidate will help build and apply the DEEPSyM-Grid platform for precinct-scal...

University of Sydney is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Fungal Process Systems Engineering and AI at the Darlington Campus . The role sits in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and focuses on fungal process systems engineering , plastics biodegradation , circular bioprocesses , mechanistic modelling , machine learning , and laboratory validation . The successful candidate will develop and validate mechanistic and hybrid AI models of fungal growth, polymer degrad...

Postdoctoral Researcher opportunity at Curtin University , Perth, Australia, in the research group of A/Prof. Yongze Song . The position is focused on one of two research areas: Wildfire Remote Sensing or Building Carbon Emissions . The role is a postdoctoral appointment starting in March 2027 for 1 year , with salary at Australian postdoctoral rates . Applicants should hold a PhD in Remote Sensing , GIS , Engineering Management , or a related field. This is a research-focused opportunity for ca...

Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity in Computational Supersonic Combustion at the University of Sydney , within the School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering and the ARC Training Centre for High-Speed Propulsion, Rocket and Launch Systems (HiPR-LS). This is a full-time, two-year fixed-term postdoctoral position with potential for extension, commencing in January/February 2027 . The role is based at the Camperdown campus in Australia and offers a base salary of Academic Le...

Australian National University (ANU) is advertising a Postdoctoral / Research Fellow position in the Research School of Earth Sciences in Canberra, Australia . The project sits in observational seismology and solid earth geophysics , with a focus on passive-seismic imaging of upper mantle structure beneath the WA-Array. The research will use anisotropic receiver functions and S-wave receiver functions to investigate upper mantle discontinuities such as the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary . Th...

Australian National University (ANU) is advertising a Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Fellow position in the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) , based at the Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre (AITC) in Canberra, Australia. The role focuses on adaptive optics and astronomical instrumentation , especially Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics , with work on the ULTIMATE Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO) system for the Subaru Telescope and the Laser Tomography Adaptive O...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow – First Nations Health at The University of Queensland , based at the Herston Campus, Brisbane, Australia . This is a research-focused postdoctoral opening within the First Nations Cancer and Wellbeing Research team in the School of Public Health. The role sits in a collaborative, supportive, and community-driven environment and contributes to an NHMRC-CIHR Healthy Cities Implementation Science Grant project focused on equity in cancer outcomes and wellbeing across t...