Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cancer Immunotherapy

Nanotechnology And Cancer Immunotherapy Research Position

Join the Yu Group at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and work on an exciting project that will focus your research efforts on nanotechnology and cancer immunotherapy. Develop your expertise and research profile working with a high performing team on cutting edge research in state-of-the-art facilities. In this role, you will be expected to contribute to student supervision and research development, as well as service and engagement roles and activities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Research: Contribute to and develop a research program, collaborate on research projects, seek and manage research funding, publish in reputable journals, utilize best practice research methodologies, and participate in project discussions.
• Supervision and Researcher Development: Contribute to the supervision and development of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students, facilitate engagement opportunities, provide constructive feedback and coaching, and support researcher capability and performance.
• Citizenship and Service: Demonstrate behaviours aligned with UQ values, contribute to mentoring and collaboration, participate in internal service roles and committees, support unit operations, and cultivate partnerships with industry, government, professional bodies and the wider community.

  This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ's Criteria for Academic Performance.

  About You:

  • Completion or near completion of a PhD in nanotechnology, nanomedicine, immunology.
  • An emerging profile in research in the discipline area.
  • Evidence of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.
  • Evidence of contributions 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.