Postdoc Opportunities in Environmental Sustainability 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 advertising a Research Fellow - Coastal Geomorphology position in the School of Geosciences at Camperdown Campus , Australia. This is a full-time, fixed-term role for 3 years focused on coastal wetland sedimentology , coastal geomorphology , sediment processes, landscape evolution, and environmental change in coastal systems. The successful candidate will undertake independent and collaborative research, conduct fieldwork and sample collection across coastal environments,...

University of Sydney is advertising a Research Fellow position with the Heat and Health Research Centre at Camperdown Campus, Australia . This is a full-time, 3.5-year fixed-term opportunity focused on advancing research in heat and health , climate and environmental physiology , physiology , sports and exercise science , experimental research , data analysis , and statistical modelling . The role involves leading and contributing to original research on the health impacts of a warming world, in...

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...

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...

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...

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia. This is a research-intensive postdoctoral appointment in the Research School of Earth Sciences, 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 an emphasis on Earth science, experimental petrology, mineralogical microanalysis, and related geochemical methods. The successful ...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Deakin University (Melbourne, Burwood Campus, with travel across rural Victoria) in an applied economics research project focused on behavioural measurement, experimental design, and policy-relevant field research. The role is a full-time, fixed-term postdoctoral appointment until October 2028. The successful candidate will work closely with Chief Investigators and project partners on research design, survey and behavioural measure development, farmer recruitment,...

Australian National University is advertising a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellow (Level A) in experimental petrology in Canberra, Australia. The project is collaborative with BHP and focuses on two linked research themes: rare earth extraction from tailings and REE enrichment during IOCG formation , with a specific focus on Olympic Dam . This is a strong fit for candidates with backgrounds in geology , geochemistry , earth science , materials science , and experimental mineral systems. The post is aim...