Research Fellow in Chemistry

Overview:

Full-time, Fixed Term for 3 Years

Salary Academic Level A6-B1 ($102,047 -$115,303 p.a.), depending on post-PhD experience

17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements

Based at the RMIT Melbourne CBD campus

About the Role
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join RMIT’s Materials Modelling and Simulation group to apply classical Molecular Dynamics and Machine Learning approaches for development of a new class of hybrid polyphenol-lipid nanoparticles with tuneable internal structure and exploration of their behaviour in biological environments. This role is part of an ARC funded Discovery project in collaboration with the University of Melbourne and Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Centre, providing a great opportunity to translate your computational results to practical design, engineering and structural and functional characterisation of the novel nanoparticles for applications in biomedicine.

About You
You will have a PhD and, ideally, a postdoctoral experience in computational chemistry, biophysics or related discipline with the demonstrated ability to develop and pursue innovative computational research for practical applications in biomedicine. Experience in conducting molecular dynamics simulations, including free energy calculations and enhanced sampling techniques, involving lipid assemblies, proteins, nucleic acids or other biomolecules is essential. Proficiency in scripting for simulation and data analysis, along with experience using high-performance computing environments, is required, and experience using structure prediction and/or machine learning methods is desirable.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

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To Apply 
Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Distinguished Professor Irene Yarovsky via email irene.yarovsky@rmit.edu.au

For further information regarding recruitment processes, please contact Jennifer Pham, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at jennifer.pham2@rmit.edu.au Please do not share your application to this email address.  

Position Description – Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Applications Close:

24 Aug 2025 11.59 pm


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