Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Full-time (100%), fixed term through to 30/9/2029
Base salary will be in the range $85,372.89 - $113,659.72 + 17% super (Academic Level A)
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
Based at our St Lucia Campus - Brisbane
About This Opportunity
Join our team as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and develop your skills in electrochemical engineering through the design, testing and performance evaluation of CO2 electrolysers. This position is funded by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2).
You will build your expertise and strengthen your research profile within a multidisciplinary project team. The role includes contributing to service and engagement activities across the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide and the School of Chemical Engineering, alongside opportunities to develop your teaching capability.
Key responsibilities will include:
Research: Develop a coherent research program and emerging profile, delivering high-quality outputs in leading outlets. The role includes securing competitive funding, collaborating on joint projects, translating research into practice including commercialisation of UQ intellectual property, and applying best practice research methodologies.
Supervision and Researcher Development: Support the supervision of Honours and HDR students, contribute to researcher development, and, where required, manage research staff and resolve issues in line with University policies.
Citizenship and Service: Demonstrate behaviours aligned with UQ values, contribute to key activities within the Centre of Excellence and School of Chemical Engineering, support colleagues and operations as needed, and engage in internal service roles while building external partnerships across industry, government and the community.
Teaching: Where undergraduate and postgraduate teaching is undertaken achieve teaching quality as indicated by approved surveys and outcomes for students and improve or innovate where appropriate in response to feedback.
This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.
About You
Completed PhD in chemical engineering or electrochemistry or related discipline.
Have an emerging profile in research in electrochemical engineering.
At least 3 years of experience working with electrolysers in a research laboratory setting, and preferably at least 9 months of experience working with CO2 electrolysers.
Experience operating gas chromatographs, potentiostats, and other auxiliary equipment required for CO2 electrolysis experiments.
Strong data processing and analysis skills, including fluency in Python coding, and some experience using multiphysics modelling tools.
Evidence of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.
Capability to contribute towards successfully obtaining external research funding.
Some experience in meaningful internal service roles and contributions towards external activities.
About UQ
As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged. As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.
The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad: from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements, access to exclusive internal-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
Interested?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Prof Tom Rufford via t.rufford@uq.edu.au. For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
When you apply, please ensure you upload a resume, cover letter, and responses to the ‘About You’ section. Please note that applications received via email will not be accepted.
Other Information
Pre-employment checks may include: verification of the right to work in Australia and qualifications checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.
You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.
We are dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criteria but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We are also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing talent@uq.edu.au or calling +61 7 3365 2623.
Applications close Tuesday, 14 July 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-66656)