About This Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Officer to join the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnologies (ACWEB), and the Water-Energy-Carbon Group. You will focus your efforts on developing your expertise and emerging research profile in their discipline while contributing to multiple exciting projects.
These include current projects with the Victorian Government (Efficient Shower Impact), Asian Development Bank (Water Security Quantification across multiple countries), and the development of a newly approved Centre for Climate-Resilient Water.
Key responsibilities will include:
Research: Conduct high-quality research aligned with disciplinary standards, publishing in reputable outlets. Manage research projects, engaging with stakeholders and clients, while actively contributing to competitive funding applications such as ARC, CRC-P, and UQ schemes. Collaborate with colleagues on joint research initiatives and supports knowledge transfer through translation and potential commercialisation of UQ intellectual property. Develop a focused research program, builds an emerging research profile, and applies best practice research methodologies.
Supervision and Researcher Development: Support with effective supervision of research students and staff, providing guidance, feedback, and professional development, while managing responsibilities and resolving issues in line with University policies.
Citizenship and Service: Demonstrate UQ values through collaboration, supporting team operations, and contributing to service roles and committees. Actively engages in internal and external activities and begins building partnerships with industry and the broader community.
This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.
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.
At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.
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 including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, access to exclusive internal-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
About You
Completion or near completion of a PhD in the area of urban water and related environmental, social and economic interactions with water.
Project management experience including stakeholder engagement.
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 (desirable but not essential).
The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: right to work in Australia, criminal check, education check, mandatory immunisations, etc.
Work Rights:
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.
Questions?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Steven Kenway via s.kenway@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.
Want to Apply?
We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:
Our strength as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We are dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We are committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent. If you require an alternative method to submit your application due to accessibility needs or personal circumstances, please contact talent@uq.edu.au.
Other Information
UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who do not meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.
Applications close on Monday, 3 November 2025 at 11.00pm AEST (R-56589).
