Organisation/Company UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Research Field Chemistry Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 7 Sep 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Australia Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

- Full time, 1 year fixed term opportunity. Located at the School of Chemistry on the Camperdown Campus
- Opportunity to contribute to research in Drug Discovery
- Base Salary, Level A Step 6 $117,936 p.a. + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The School of Chemistry is one of Australia's main centres for chemical research and education. We have access to a comprehensive range of modern research and teaching facilities. The School attracts outstanding undergraduate students, including large numbers of talented students, from all over Australia and has a large cohort of postgraduate research students and offers a vibrant and world class research setting.

The School is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Medicinal Chemistry with the primary responsibility of working on projects selected by MedChem Australia.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

- undertake research in lead candidate optimization
- publish research papers
- assist with grant writing and publishing original work
- support teaching activities and the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney is a leading Chemistry department in the country,



with outstanding staff and students undertaking world-leading teaching and research. Our more than 30 academic staff, 100 research staff, and 100 research students conduct research across the full spectrum of pure an applied chemistry. With the support of 30+ professional, technical and administrative staff, the School of

Chemistry administers and delivers undergraduate teaching for about 2500 students. We are committed to creating a diverse workplace by improving equity, access and opportunity, and we are continuously working to identify and remove biases and barriers in an effort to make our workplace open, supportive and safe for everyone.

Our research excellence is recognised by numerous prizes and awards to individual staff members and the award of over $7 million in research funding each year. Our staff are also recognised for their outstanding commitment to teaching excellence.

This position is lab based and requires onsite work at the Camperdown campus.

About you

- a PhD (or near completion) in medicinal chemistry or organic chemistry, or a closely related discipline and equivalent combination of relevant training and experience




- proven ability to conduct research/scholarly activities under limited supervision either independently or as a member of a team
- experience in student supervision at the undergraduate and graduate level
- published research as sole author or in collaboration
- experience in research record keeping, preparation of research papers and presentation of seminars.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University's obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Chris Masaoka, Recruitment Operations by email to .

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📌 Postdoctoral Research Associate in Medicinal Chemistry (Sydney)
🏢 Times Higher Education
📍 Sydney