Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Stem Cell Population Genetics
The University of Queensland
Institute for Molecular Bioscience Full-time fixed-term position for up to 2 years Base salary will be in the range $85,372.89 - $113,659.72 + 17% super (Academic Level A) Based at our St Lucia Campus About This Opportunity Join a visionary, collaborative and rapidly growing research team led by Dr Drew Neavin at the intersection of population genetics, stem cell biology and single-cell genomics. The
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience Full-time fixed-term position for up to 2 years Base salary will be in the range $85,372.89 - $113,659.72 + 17% super (Academic Level A) Based at our St Lucia Campus About This Opportunity Join a visionary, collaborative and rapidly growing research team led by Dr Drew Neavin at the intersection of population genetics, stem cell biology and single-cell genomics.
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- $85,372.89 - $113,659.72 + 17% super (Academic Level A) (currency not stated)
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- Posted
- 6 Oct 2026
Responsibilities
- Research: Design, lead and troubleshoot large-scale stem cell experiments, including population-scale iPSC culture, differentiation and single-cell profiling;
- contribute to project direction across disease systems;
- publish high-quality research outputs;
- analyse single-cell datasets in collaboration with computational researchers;
- develop robust and reproducible protocols;
- and contribute to research translation and commercialisation activities.
- Supervision and Researcher Development: Mentor junior researchers and students in stem cell culture and experimental design;
- contribute to the supervision and development of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students as appropriate.
- Citizenship and Service: Foster a safe, inclusive and collegial laboratory environment;
- contribute to shared infrastructure and laboratory practices;
- demonstrate behaviours aligned with UQ values;
- and develop partnerships with industry, government and the broader research community.
- This is a research focused position.
- Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance .
Qualifications and requirements
Qualifications
- Completion, or near completion, of a PhD in Stem Cell Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Cell Biology, Computational Biology or a closely related discipline.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with human pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation.
- Experience planning, executing and troubleshooting large-scale or technically complex biological experiments.
- Evidence of high-quality publications and conference presentations consistent with career stage.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary and highly collaborative research team.
- Experience mentoring, supervising or supporting the development of students or junior researchers.
- Excellent communication, organisation, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
- An emerging research profile in stem cells, genomics, genetics, or closely related fields.
Requirements
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Preferred qualifications
- Experience with single-cell technologies, including single-cell RNA sequencing or multiome approaches.
- Bioinformatic or computational experience in for example R or Python, or analysis of single-cell or genomic datasets or a willingness to develop these skills with support from the team.
- Experience with organoid or other complex differentiation systems.
Benefits
- 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.
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