Postdoctoral Research Associate (FERN Study)

Job description

Full-time, 2-year fixed-term opportunity commencing on 1 August 2026 Join a world-leading research team at the InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders and help shape the future of eating disorder prevention, treatment and recovery through impactful research with national reach Base Salary $113,400 - $121,054 + 17% superannuation About the opportunity: Join the InsideOut Institute at the University of Sydney as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and contribute to the FERN Study (Fear, Emotion and Reward in Anorexia Nervosa) , a multidisciplinary clinical research program investigating how neural reward processing, hormones, and the gut microbiome influence caloric avoidance in individuals with anorexia nervosa. This role sits within a leading national centre for eating disorder research, policy and innovation, delivering evidence-based research with real-world impact for individuals, families and communities. You will work within a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary environment spanning neuroscience, psychiatry, endocrinology and microbiome science, alongside clinicians, senior trialists, neuroscientists, biostatisticians and laboratory scientists. You will have access to world...