"Postdoctoral Research Fellow"

School of Public Health – Australian Women and Girls’ Health Research Centre

https://public-health.uq.edu.au/research/awaghr-centre

This is a full-time (100%), fixed-term position through to March 2028

Base salary will be in the range $83,698.91 - $111,431.10 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level A)

Based at our Herston Campus

About This Opportunity

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Academic Level A) to join the Australian Women and Girls’ Health Research (AWaGHR) Centre. This role provides the opportunity to contribute to high-impact research analysing data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health and the Origins and Impacts for Menstrual Disorders and Pelvic Pain Study. The successful candidate will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to analyse complex datasets and contribute to high-quality research outputs, knowledge translation, and service activities aligned with UQ values.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Analyse large-scale longitudinal, intergenerational and diary datasets to produce high-quality research outputs, including peer-reviewed publications, reports and presentations.
• Contribute to the development of research projects and competitive grant applications, and support knowledge translation activities to research end users.
• Assist with the supervision and development of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students, and contribute to internal service, engagement and citizenship activities within the Centre and University.

This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.

About You

• Completion or near completion of a PhD in epidemiology, public health, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience analysing longitudinal, intergenerational or quantitative diary data.
• An emerging research profile in women’s health epidemiology, with evidence of publications in refereed journals and conference presentations.
• Experience contributing to research funding applications and participating in internal service and external engagement activities.

Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which may include verification of the right to work in Australia. 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.

Want to Apply?

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

• Resume
• A cover letter summarising how your background aligns with the 'About You' section

Applications close Sunday 15th February 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-60325).