The University of New South Wales in Australia invites application for vacant Postdoctoral and Research Positions, an Australian public research university located in Sydney, Australia.
Postdoctoral and Research Positions
| Position | Location | Closes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Assistant – Identified | Sydney, NSW | 11 Jan 2026 |
| The Research Assistant (Identified) role will play a key role in supporting the implementation and successful execution of projects in the Tobacco Research Group within the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. The Research Assistant will conduct and assist with the management and on-going implementation of clinical trials, including contact with participants, data quality checking and clinical evaluation. | ||
| Research Assistant | Sydney, NSW | 9 Dec 2025 |
| A Research Assistant (RA) is responsible for research support to ongoing clinical trials within the Therapeutic and Vaccine Research Program (TVRP). | ||
| Research Officer | Sydney, NSW | 8 Dec 2025 |
| The Research Officer plays a key role in supporting research projects as part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers in the area of multi-analyte liquid biopsy for cancer diagnosis. | ||
| Research Assistant | Sydney, NSW | |
| The School of Private & Commercial Law has an opportunity for a casual Research Assistant role. | ||
| Research Assistant | Sydney, NSW | |
| The Research Assistant will provide technical and research support for the UNSW–Grace Energy collaborative project on developing a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) for Commercial and Industrial (C&I) applications. The role will focus on supporting research activities across battery energy storage systems (BESS), and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Working closely with UNSW researchers and industry partners, the Research Assistant will contribute research activities to advance the VPP prototype and associated commercialization pathways. | ||
| AWS Cloud Engineer | Sydney, NSW | 11 Dec 2025 |
| The Big Anxiety Research Centre has an opportunity for a casual AWS Cloud Engineer role. | ||
| Research Associate/Senior Research Associate (Formal Methods) | Sydney, NSW | 18 Jan 2026 |
| Conduct research in the area of formal methods and systems independently and as part of the team. | ||
| Research Associate/Senior Research Associate in Multimodal Foundation Models | Sydney, NSW | 14 Dec 2025 |
| Conduct research field of deep learning focusing on novel continual multimodal learning methods. | ||
| Research Associate in Adversarial Learning | Sydney, NSW | 14 Dec 2025 |
| Conduct research field of deep learning focusing on novel continual multimodal learning methods. | ||
| Research Associate | Sydney, NSW | 8 Dec 2025 |
| The Research Associate will join the Biomedical AI Laboratory (led by A/Professor Vafaee). The Research Associate will be part of a collaborative and friendly research team conducting cutting-edge research to positively impact society. | ||
Research Officer – Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics | Sydney, NSW | 9 Dec 2025 |
| The Research Officer is responsible for the evaluation and distribution of NGS data to clients, co-ordination of sequencing runs, and for providing technical advice to clients. | ||
| Research Fellow – Health Economist | Sydney, NSW | 11 Dec 2025 |
| The Research Fellow (Health Economist) will work in partnership with economists, epidemiologists mathematical modellers, and social scientists to evaluate public health interventions targeting infectious diseases. A major focus of this work will be neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), affecting countries in Africa and the Pacific. | ||
| Casual Talent Pool – Research Assistant – School of Management and Governance (Level 3) | Sydney, NSW | 29 Jul 2026 |
| The School is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals for research assistant opportunities in the research areas of Human Resource Management (HRM), International Business (IB), Organization Behavior (OB), Organization Theory (OT), and Strategy, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship (SIE). | ||
| Casual Talent Pool – Research Assistant – School of Management and Governance (Level 4) | Sydney, NSW | 24 Jul 2026 |
| The School of Management and Governance at UNSW Business School is inviting expressions of interest for research assistant roles in HRM, IB, OB, OT, and Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship. | ||
| Casual Talent Pool – Research Officer – School of Management and Governance (Level 6) | Sydney, NSW | 20 Jul 2026 |
| The School of Management and Governance (SoMG) is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals for research assistant opportunities in the research areas of Human Resource Management (HRM), International Business (IB), Organization Behavior (OB), Organization Theory (OT), and Strategy, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship (SIE). | ||
| Casual Research Assistant | Sydney, NSW | |
| A Research Assistant provides routine support to research activities under guidance. | ||
| RDE Program Coordinator | Sydney, NSW | 10 Dec 2025 |
| The Program Co-ordinator plays a key role within the Research Data Experience (RDE) Program in providing practical and efficient program support (including proactive administrative support) for the Program and Program Streams | ||
| Senior Research Fellow- Dermatology, Randwick Clinical Campus | Sydney, NSW | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Exciting opportunity for a Researcher with medical qualifications in dermatology to lead high-impact research on immunotherapy toxicities. | ||
| Data Analyst | Sydney, NSW | 14 Dec 2025 |
| This Data Analyst position plays a key role working within Faculty of Medicine & Health, Centre for Big Data Research to contribute actively to the provision of high-quality analyst support to the translational research activities of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) Mental Health Service, including data linkage projects that position data as a key asset in driving value-based care, decision making and service evaluation and reform. | ||
| Senior Research Fellow (Child Health Services Research) | Sydney, NSW | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Join the Population Child Health Research Group, UNSW and make independent contributions to research that have a significant impact in child health and create a nationally recognised research track record. Sponsorship available. | ||
Casual Academic Talent Pool – Medicine – Centre for Big Data Research in Health | Sydney, NSW | |
| The Centre for Big Data Research in Health within the Faculty of Medicine is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals for casual teaching opportunities in the Master of Science in Health Data Science program. | ||
| Marketing Lead – Research | Sydney, NSW | 11 Jan 2026 |
| The Marketing Lead (Research) drives brand, and marketing initiatives designed to connect with Academic Researchers worldwide-amplifying UNSW’s distinctiveness, elevating our Societal Impact Framework, and supporting the ambitions of the Progress for All strategic plan. | ||
| Editor | Sydney, NSW | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Collaborate with the Editorial Board and Australian Human Rights Institute leadership to shape editorial direction in this part-time role, to manage the end-to-end editorial and production process for the Australian Journal of Human Rights. | ||
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Sydney, NSW | 8 Dec 2025 |
| The Postdoctoral Fellow (Level A) is expected to contribute towards the research effort of UNSW and to develop their research expertise through the pursuit of defined projects relevant to their particular field of research. | ||
| Post-Doctoral Fellow – CEPAR Knowledge Hub | Sydney, NSW | 7 Dec 2025 |
| This new 2 year fixed term Postdoctoral Fellow role at the CEPAR Knowledge Hub will contribute to research on how older Australians draw down their assets, focusing on housing wealth and the Home Equity Access Scheme (HEAS). Using large datasets and survey evidence, the position will deliver high-quality insights to inform pension, superannuation, and aged care policy through both collaborative and independent research. | ||
| Chair, Ainsworth Endometriosis Research Institute | Sydney, NSW | 10 Dec 2025 |
| The Ainsworth Chair of Endometriosis will play a key leadership role in AERI by leading an internationally recognised, innovative and impactful program of translational research focused on endometriosis. | ||
| Laboratory Assistant – RNA Institute | Sydney, NSW | 8 Dec 2025 |
| The Laboratory Assistant provides routine technical and laboratory support to the RNA Institute to assist with the smooth and efficient operation of UNSW RNA Institute Accelerator and research laboratories. | ||
| Casual Talent Pool – Research Assistant – School of Management and Governance (Level 5) | Sydney, NSW | 20 Jul 2026 |
| The School of Management and Governance (SoMG) within UNSW Business School aspires to be an internationally recognized scholarly hub for generating cutting-edge, practice-based, impactful, and future-oriented knowledge. Our vision has been to establish ourselves as Australia’s leading management school by producing meaningful research that addresses a broad spectrum of management and governance-related issues, ultimately solving pressing managerial, organizational, and societal problems. We are committed to internationally leading research that adheres to the highest academic standards while allowing for diverse indicators of research excellence and success. Our mission emphasizes the importance of publishing in top-tier academic outlets, ensuring our findings reach a wide global audience and contribute to both scholarly discourse and practical applications. Faculty members engage in interdisciplinary research, bridging gaps across various fields to stimulate innovation and enhance the relevance of their work. | ||
| Content & Marketing Specialist | Sydney, NSW | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Working within the Marketing & Content pillar, the Content & Marketing Specialist (Research) supports the delivery of high-quality search and content marketing activity that meaningfully engages Academic Researchers worldwide. | ||
| Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Advanced Manufacturing | Sydney, NSW | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Join an organisation that is shaping the future direction Advanced Manufacturing Engineering in Australia in a role that conducts independent research and delivers excellent teaching. | ||
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Energy System Engineering | Sydney, NSW | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Join an organisation that is shaping the future direction of Energy Engineering in Australia in a role that conducts independent research and delivers excellent teaching in Thermo-mechanical Engineering. | ||
| Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Robotics Engineering | Sydney, NSW | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Join an organisation that is shaping the future direction Robotics Engineering in Australia in a role that conducts independent research and delivers excellent teaching in Robotics Engineering. | ||
| Head, Educational Outreach/Pathways | Sydney, NSW | 26 Jan 2026 |
| The Head of Educational Outreach role sits within the Division of Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement (DSIEE) leads UNSW’s efforts to make a positive and lasting impact on society, promoting equity and social justice, and driving engagement activities which enhance UNSW’s reputation as a key contributor to society through its research, teaching, and community engagement. | ||
| Lecturer /Senior Lecturer, Physical Geography (Oceanography) | Canberra, ACT | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Contributing to interdisciplinary research on marine systems and climate-driven change, this is an impactful research and teaching role at UNSW’s School of Science. | ||
| Copy and Audio-Visual Content Coordinator | Sydney, NSW | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Demonstrate the positive impacts of the Faculty of Engineering’s research and teaching through copywriting, storytelling, and AV media. | ||
| Lecturer in School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation | Sydney, NSW | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Join an internationally renowned, multidisciplinary School that embraces diverse methodologies and fosters innovation in accounting, auditing, and taxation research and education. These convertible tenure track Lecturer roles offer the opportunity to work with leading researchers and educators to positively contribute to the accounting, auditing and taxation profession through impactful research and world-class teaching. | ||
| Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Systems Engineering | Canberra, ACT | 4 Jan 2026 |
| A rare opportunity to join UNSW in a teaching and research Systems Engineering role. This role has a specific focus on test and evaluation. | ||
| Postdoctoral Fellow – Psychology | Sydney, NSW | 8 Dec 2025 |
| This role forms part of the project Reducing Women’s Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease which contributes to the overall goals of the Cutting Alzheimer’s Risk through Endocrinology (CARE) Program. | ||
| Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/ Professor – School of Banking and Finance – UNSW Business School | Sydney, NSW | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Whether you’re an emerging scholar or an established academic leader, this is your chance to join Australia’s largest finance school and contribute to world-class teaching, impactful research, and industry-connected innovation in a globally recognised university. | ||
| Lecturer – Interpreting & Translation | Sydney, NSW | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Contribute to postgraduate teaching and research in Translation and Interpreting, including publications and HDR student supervision, supported by professional practice and NAATI (or equivalent) certification. | ||
Casual Professional Talent Pool – Lifelong Learning – Learning Designer | Sydney, NSW | |
| Passionate about learning design? Bring your skills to UNSW and craft high-quality, impactful courses in a dynamic team environment. | ||
| Academic Director – Lifelong Learning | Sydney, NSW | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Lead the academic vision, quality, and growth of UNSW’s fully online postgraduate portfolio, playing a pivotal role in advancing the university’s lifelong learning strategy. | ||
| Lecturer – Education Focused, School of Optometry | Sydney, NSW | 10 Dec 2025 |
| As a Lecturer – Education Focused, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of optometrists by bringing your expertise in ocular diseases and therapeutics to life. You’ll | ||
| Casual Academic Talent Pool – ADA – Education | Sydney, NSW | |
| The School of Education is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals for a range of casual teaching opportunities in 2026 courses. | ||
| Lecturer / Senior Lecturer – Health Sciences (Education Focused) | Sydney, NSW | 21 Jan 2026 |
| This position will teach across the disciplines, into all health professional programs, specifically leading the development of our students in professionalism, innovation in healthcare and developing their careers across a broad scope of practice settings. | ||
| Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Project Management | Canberra, ACT | 5 Jan 2026 |
| UNSW’s acclaimed project management courses have been shaping leaders in government and across industry for over 50 years. Make a true impact in this exciting education-focused role. | ||
| Clinical Teaching Support Administrator- St Vincents campus | Sydney, NSW | 8 Dec 2025 |
| A Clinical Teaching Support Administrator provides effective day-to-day logistical support for clinical teaching within UNSW Medicine & Health. | ||
| Students as Partners Consultative Group Member 2026 | Sydney, NSW | 30 Jan 2026 |
| The Students as Partners Consultative Group involves undergraduate and postgraduate university students, who represent their communities, and who want to influence university projects and initiatives. | ||
| Data Scientist | Sydney, NSW | 15 Dec 2025 |
| This Data Scientist role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and healthcare. The role will contribute to designing and implementing AI-driven solutions to automate ICD-11 coding from Emergency Department (ED) data, which include structured fields and free text clinical notes. | ||
| Program Manager – Gender-Based Violence Program | Sydney, NSW | 7 Dec 2025 |
| UNSW is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a high-priority initiative ensuring compliance with the new National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence. You’ll coordinate projects, align existing efforts, and embed sustainable practices that improve prevention and response across the University. This is a fast-paced, strategic role with significant impact on student and staff wellbeing. | ||
Special Collections & Experiential Learning Coordinator | Sydney, NSW | 7 Dec 2025 |
| As the Special Collections & Experiential Learning Coordinator you will be responsible for the delivery of the Library’s Experiential Learning Program. This program focuses on targeted, critical-skills development aligned with student learning outcomes. The role oversees the practical operations of all aspects of the Experiential Learning Program, including hands-on workshops, touch tours, and experiences with the Library’s rare and valuable books. | ||
| People Partner | Sydney, NSW | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Step into an operational and strategic role that partners with your people leads and clients to offer high-level HR solutions, strategies and advice, furthering the meaningful work we do here at UNSW | ||
| Senior Program Officer | Sydney, NSW | 7 Dec 2025 |
| The role entails providing project and program conceptualisation and management, reporting and operational support, developing communications, building, and maintaining key internal and external relationships, and developing and delivering key program related activities and initiatives. | ||
| Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management | Canberra, ACT | 19 Jan 2026 |
| The School of Business at UNSW Canberra is an internationally accredited business school with a strong research focus. We are AACSB and AHRI accredited (for the Masters of Strategic People Management program) . Join us in this continuing Education Focussed role. | ||
| Data Risk Manager | Sydney, NSW | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Lead UNSW’s enterprise-wide approach to data risk, providing strategic oversight, governance, and advisory support to protect data assets and ensure compliance. | ||
| Executive Assistant | Sydney, NSW | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Join a new, high-performing team transforming how UNSW uses data to shape strategy, insight, and impact. As Executive Assistant to the Chief Data Officer, you’ll work in close partnership with the Executive Officer at the centre of a bold new function that’s smart, fast, and full of possibility. This is not a back-office role – it’s a front-row seat to strategy. You’ll bring structure to ambition, clarity to complexity, and make things happen with calm precision. If you’re the kind of person who thrives on trust, momentum, and meaningful work, you’ll help shape something extraordinary (and have a lot of fun doing it). | ||
| ACTivate Teacher | Canberra, ACT | 14 Dec 2025 |
| The ACTivate Teachers will be responsible for the delivery of individual H Course units to ACT Year 11 and 12 students, in collaboration with the Pathways and Access Program Coordinator and UNSW Faculty staff. | ||
| CASUAL TALENT POOL – Language Teachers | Canberra, ACT | |
| UNSW Canberra is inviting expressions of interest for Language Teacher positions. | ||
| CASUAL TALENT POOL – Liaison Librarian | Canberra, ACT | |
| We are seeking expressions of interest from qualified candidates with demonstrated experience in academic libraries (preferable), or strong transferable skills, for casual/fixed term employment in the UNSW Canberra Liaison Librarian team. | ||
| Casual Academic Talent Pool – Canberra School of Professional Studies | Canberra, ACT | |
| Canberra School of Professional Studies, UNSW Canberra extends a warm invitation to join our casual academic teaching team to support the delivery of quality teaching in a range of roles including casual lecturers, lab demonstrators, tutors, and markers. | ||
Casual Academic Talent Pool – Business – ISTM | Sydney, NSW | |
| The School of Information Systems & Technology Management, UNSW Business School, is currently recruiting tutors for 2026 | ||
| Casual Facilitator: GERRIC Student Programs | Sydney, NSW | |
| GERRIC Student Programs Course Facilitators design and deliver their own curriculum in collaboration with GERRIC’s curriculum review process. | ||
| Casual Academic Talent Pool – Law – School of Law, Society and Criminology | Sydney, NSW | |
| The School of Law, Society and Criminology within Faculty of Law & Justice is seeking expression of interest from qualified individuals for casual teaching opportunities across our 2025 courses. | ||
| TALENT POOL – Casual Professional – BUS (CA) – MBA Career Coach | Sydney, NSW | |
| The Career Accelerator is seeking expressions of interest for casual opportunities for MBA Career Coaches to work with highly experienced MBA students. | ||
| Casual Supervising Psychologist (Forensic) | Sydney, NSW | |
| The Supervising Psychologist (Forensic) contributes to the supervision and training of provisional psychologists at UNSW clinics. | ||
