The University of Queensland 
St Lucia, Australia Sintesi dell’opportunità
The University of Queensland invites applications for a Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow in Plant Genome Editing within the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation. This full-time, fixed-term position runs from January 2027 to January 2032 at the St Lucia campus. The role focuses on leading research in crop biotechnology and plant genome editing, particularly concerning cereal and forage crops. Key responsibilities include developing an independent research program, securing competitive funding, supervising higher degree students, and fostering industry partnerships. Candidates require a PhD in a relevant field, a strong publication record, and experience in managing external grants. The base salary ranges from $119,463 to $168,044 plus 17% superannuation. Applicants must hold unrestricted Australian work rights, as employer-sponsored visas are not available. Applications close on Sunday, 1 November at 11:00 pm AEST.
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Descrizione del progetto
About This Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to build and lead purposeful research in crop biotechnology and plant genome editing. Working within a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment, you will contribute to research involving cereal, and forage crops important to Queensland, connecting expertise across crop breeding and genetics, crop physiology and agronomy, and food science. You will have access to UQ’s broad talent pool and research infrastructure as you help translate discovery into meaningful outcomes for research end users, industry and the wider community.
Key responsibilities will include but not limited to:
This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.
For further information, please click here to view the information booklet.
About You
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 interdisciplinarycollaborations are encouraged. 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, access to exclusive internal-only vacancies, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
Interested?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Ian Godwin at i.godwin@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.
When you apply, please ensure you upload a resume, cover letter, and responses to the ‘About You’ section. Please note that applications received via email will not be accepted.
Other Information
Pre-employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia and qualification checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.
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.
We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criterion but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing talent@uq.edu.au or calling +61 7 3365 2623.
Applications close Sunday 1 November at 11.00pm AEST (R-69795).
