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Universities with open postdoc positions in neuroscience in Australia include MONASH UNIVERSITY, Australian National University and The University of Queensland.
James Letts
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MONASH UNIVERSITY
Australia
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This full-time Research Fellow position at Monash University’s Clayton campus sits within an exciting structural biology research program focused on the structure and molecular mechanisms of the heme biosynthetic machinery. The successful researcher will lead independent projects using advanced cryo-structural methods, especially single particle cryogenic electron microscopy (cryoEM) and cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET), to help reveal how these important biological processes work at the m...
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Denisse Leyton
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Australian National University
Australia
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Australian National University is offering a postdoctoral research position within the Research School of Biology in the ANU College of Science and Medicine. The project is part of a National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grant focused on testing a delivery system for releasing therapeutics in the gut to help prevent urinary tract infections. The successful fellow will contribute to a biomedical research program that combines mouse experimentation with metagenomics and RNAseq analyse...
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Australian National University
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Australia
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This Research Fellow position at the Australian National University sits at the intersection of computer science, artificial intelligence, and psychology. The project is a collaboration between ANU and the Australian Government, focused on understanding personality in online environments by extracting psychological insights from digital text data. The fellow will work closely with a psychology post-doctoral colleague and contribute to research that fine-tunes and builds orchestration pipelines f...
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The University of Queensland
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Australia
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The University of Queensland is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bioinformatics and Research Software Engineering to join the Integrated Design Environment for Advanced Biomanufacturing (IDEA Bio), based at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. The fellow will work with the LEARN team in a collaborative research environment focused on synthetic biology, advanced biomanufacturing and data-driven bioprocess optimisation . The project involves transforming ferment...
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The University of Queensland
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Australia
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IDEA Bio at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to build computational infrastructure for the LEARN team. The role sits within a collaborative environment focused on synthetic biology and advanced biomanufacturing, where the fellow will develop open-source tools and reproducible workflows that turn complex biological datasets into actionable insight. The project brings together fermentation, proteomics, me...
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The University of Queensland
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Australia
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This postdoctoral role is based in IDEA Bio at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus. The successful researcher will work within the IDEA Bio LEARN team on the biological interpretation and integration of multi-omics data to generate practical insights for advanced biomanufacturing. The project brings together fermentation, proteomics, metabolomics and ¹³C-labelling data to understand microbial metabolism in depth. Th...
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Natural Hazards Research Australia
Australia
3 days ago
Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Devenney team and contribute to a Centre of Excellence biomarker program in dementia and related neurodegenerative diseases. The role is based at NeuRA's world-class research facilities in Randwick, Sydney, Australia. The successful researcher will lead biomarker discovery and multimodal data analysis across well-characterised clinical and research cohorts. Research activities will integrate biomarke...
3 days ago
The Australian National University
Australia
4 days ago
The Australian National University (ANU) is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow for a fixed-term appointment of up to two years in the Research School of Biology, Canberra, Australia. The position supports an NHMRC Ideas Grant project investigating a delivery system for releasing therapeutics in the gut to prevent urinary tract infections. The research will combine mouse experimentation, gut and infection biology, shotgun metagenomics using long-read Nanopore sequencing, metagenome-assembled...
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University of New South Wales
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Australia
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Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity at the Australian Research Centre for Cancer Survivorship (ARCCS), University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This full-time, 1-year fixed-term postdoctoral role sits within a cancer survivorship research centre and focuses on the complexities of survivorship, including work participation, costs and access to care, economic outcomes, equity in healthcare, and improvements in policy and practice. The successful candidate will contribu...
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University of Melbourne
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Australia
1 month ago
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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...
1 month ago
Macquarie University
Australia
3 weeks ago
IDEALAB is inviting applications for its next PhD cohort in the International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language And Brain. This is a fully funded joint doctoral programme with a shared curriculum and research training leading to a joint PhD degree. The advertised projects span language and brain research topics such as infant speech perception , aphasia treatment , reading neurocognition , and related experimental approaches. The programme is especially relevant for students inte...
3 weeks ago
Nathan Caruana
Flinders University
Australia
1 month ago
Flinders University is advertising a PhD scholarship within the Talent Access Partnerships (TAP) initiative, a South Australian program based in Adelaide focused on creating employment opportunities for people with disability, with particular attention to autistic jobseekers . The project examines how employer confidence , job customisation , and industry-cluster networks contribute to sustainable employment outcomes. The thesis is by publication and will combine a systematic review , longitudin...
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Estimated costs in Australia.
MonthlyYearly | |
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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
Telethon Kids Institute
Australia
Behavioral Neuroscience
Developmental Neuroscience
Psychobiology
Stress Biology
Neuropharmacology
University of South Australia
Australia
Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Affective Neuroscience
Fnirs
Retinal Disease
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health Monash University Melbourne Australia
Australia
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Cognitive Aging
Aging
MONASH UNIVERSITY
Australia
Cognitive Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Eeg
Neuromodulation
MONASH UNIVERSITY
Australia
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuromodulation
Motor Imagery
Professor
University of Sydney
Australia
Systems Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuromodulation
Psychophysiology

The IsDB Merit Scholarship Programme for High Technology supports outstanding doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from IsDB member countries in advanced science and technology fields at top institutions worldwide.

The Singapore-Southeast Asia Fellowship (S-SEAF) is an A*STAR research fellowship for PhD holders in STEM-related fields to undertake collaborative research stints in Singapore or Southeast Asia for up to 2 years.

ORISE administers U.S.-based research fellowships and internships with federal agencies, especially in STEM and public health. Awards commonly support graduate and postdoctoral training with stipends and project-based research experience.
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