Postdoc Opportunities in Environmental Science in Australia

The University of Melbourne's Faculty of Education is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the School of Education and Society and the Slow Emergencies project team. The project investigates how young people's futures in education policy are shaped by slow emergencies, including climate change, artificial intelligence and pandemics. The researcher will contribute to innovative qualitative research examining policy responses and the experiences and perspectives of young people and policy mak...

RMIT Europe is seeking a Research Fellow to support the delivery of its responsibilities in the Horizon Europe-funded FLEXIBUILD project. The role is based in Barcelona within the Inclusive Cities and Communities (ICC) Cluster , part of RMIT Europe’s collaborative international research environment. The project focuses on transforming buildings of different ages, types and digital maturity into smart, flexible and user-centred energy assets. The research combines advanced digital technologies, a...

This research-focused role sits in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences at The University of Queensland , based at the St Lucia campus. The position is offered at Academic Level A or B, allowing appointment either as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow or Research Fellow depending on the successful candidate’s background and track record. The appointed researcher will join a collaborative environment focused on soil microbiology, bioinformatics, and enzyme technology . The project is des...

This postdoctoral fellowship sits within the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at The University of Queensland and focuses on the Better Sorghums project, part of the UQ- GRDC Sorghum Strategic Alliance. The role is based at UQ’s St Lucia campus and is embedded in a collaborative research program involving UQ, the University of Sydney Poultry Research Foundation, and commercial seed companies. The successful researcher will use biotechnology and CRISPR gene editing to devel...

Charles Sturt University's Gulbali Institute for Agriculture, Water and Environment is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the One Basin CRC project Confluences: Integrated Data for Fish and River Health Across the Murray-Darling Basin . The project addresses fragmented environmental datasets across the Basin and aims to improve how information is accessed, integrated and used to support river restoration and citizen science. The successful researcher will identify and secure access to di...

Charles Sturt University’s Gulbali Institute for Agriculture, Water and Environment is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to contribute to the One Basin CRC project Confluences: Integrated Data for Fish and River Health Across the Murray-Darling Basin . The project addresses fragmented environmental datasets across the Murray-Darling Basin and aims to improve how information is accessed, integrated and used to support river restoration and citizen science. The successful researcher will iden...

The University of New South Wales is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Power Electronics and Real-Time Simulation for the ARENA-funded PROFILES project within the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications. The researcher will act as a Hardware-in-the-Loop and Real-Time Simulation Specialist. The project involves developing and operating real-time simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments, preparing and commissioning experimental setups, and integrating original equipment manu...

This Research Fellow position at The University of Queensland sits within UQ Business School in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at the St Lucia campus. The role is part of a research initiative focused on the future of green and sustainable finance across the Asia-Pacific region, with particular attention to transition finance for heavy industry. The successful researcher will contribute to applied, policy-relevant work on pathways for heavy industry transition, especially the iron an...

This position is part of a new industry-linked research project at The University of Queensland focused on how AI data centres and critical minerals infrastructure can be planned more intelligently together. The role sits in the School of Chemical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, and is based at UQ’s St Lucia campus in Brisbane. The successful appointee will develop research on geospatial modelling and interactive decision-support tools for ...