Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Infectious Disease Part-time

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

This is a distinguished opportunity for an emerging Postdoctoral Research Fellow to build depth, independence and international profile in infectious diseases or microbiology within a highly collaborative, patient-orientated research environment. Based at the Frazer Institute at Herston, you will work alongside leading clinician-scientists and researchers to deliver high-impact clinical trials addressing antimicrobial resistance and serious bacterial infections.

Part-funded through the generosity of the Henderson Foundation, this role offers the intellectual freedom and institutional support to contribute to internationally significant research while developing a coherent, independent research program aligned with your expertise and aspirations.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Research: Develop and contribute to a coherent research program in infectious diseases or microbiology, with a focus on the design, delivery and analysis of international clinical trials, including the TREAT-GNB platform trial, while producing high-quality research outputs and contributing to competitive funding applications.

• Supervision and Researcher Development: Contribute to the supervision and development of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students and support junior researchers through feedback and guidance, fostering a positive and high-performing research culture.

• Citizenship and Service: Actively contribute to the life of the Institute through collaboration, internal service roles, emerging external partnerships, and by upholding University values.

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

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.