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Postdoctoral researcher
Postdoctoral Fellow - Chemistry
UNSW Sydney
Contribute to a synthetic medicinal chemistry program by generating novel compounds and analogue series for downstream screening, purification, structural characterisation and subsequent biophysical and biological evaluation.
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Employment
Vacancy terms
- Career stage
- Postdoctoral researcher
- Employment type
- Not stated
- Contract
- Not stated
- Contract ends
- Not stated
- Original contract term
- 2 years, with possible extension for another 1 year
- Schedule
- Full-time, 35 hours per week
- Workplace
- Not stated
- FTE
- 1
- Salary
- AUD 113,000 to 121,000 per annum plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading
- Department or school
- School of Chemistry
- Posted
- 31 Jul 2026
Role
Responsibilities
- Conduct synthetic medicinal chemistry research.
- Generate novel compounds and analogue series.
- Create scholarly outputs.
- Disseminate findings.
- Present at relevant conferences or workshops.
- Assist with research-student supervision.
Candidate profile
Qualifications and requirements
Qualifications
- PhD in organic chemistry or a related discipline, and/or relevant work experience in medicinal chemistry.
- Experience in medicinal or discovery chemistry, including design and synthesis of compound or analogue libraries.
- Creative ability to work with diverse chemical scaffolds and synthetic strategies.
- Ability to conduct high-quality independent research.
- Publication and conference-presentation record relative to opportunity.
Requirements
- Medicinal or discovery-chemistry experience, including compound-library or analogue-library design and synthesis.
- Synthetic organic chemistry
- Medicinal chemistry
- Compound-library design
- Analogue synthesis
- Purification
- Structural characterisation
- Synthetic-route adaptation
Employment package
Benefits
- AUD 113,000 to 121,000 per annum plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading
- 17% superannuation and annual leave loading. Access to flexible work options for eligible staff is stated. Relocation and visa support are not stated.
- 2 years, with possible extension for another 1 year
Application
Documents and steps
Documents
- Responses systematically addressing the listed selection criteria
Steps
Apply online through the vacancy-specific UNSW PageUp application gateway.
Submit through the verified official application route before the stated deadline.
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Compensation And Contract
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Official vacancy page states AUD 113,000 to 121,000 per annum plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading, Level A, full-time employment and a 2 years, with possible extension for another 1 year fixed-term contract.UNSW Sydney
Deadline
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Official vacancy page states the closing date 2026-08-27 using AUS Eastern Standard Time metadata.UNSW Sydney
Identity And Status
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Official UNSW vacancy page identifies job 541814, the title, full-time work type and Post Doctoral Research Associate category.UNSW Sydney
Qualifications And Requirements
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PhD in organic chemistry or a related discipline, and/or relevant work experience in medicinal chemistry. Medicinal or discovery-chemistry experience, including compound-library or analogue-library design and synthesis. Experience in medicinal or discovery chemistry, including design and synthesis of compound or analogue libraries. Creative ability to work with diverse chemical scaffolds and synthetic strategies. Ability to conduct high-quality independent research. Publication and conference-presentation record relative to opportunity.UNSW Sydney
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