Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Protein Engineering for Biocatalysis

Job description

School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences Full-time, fixed-term position until January 2029 Base salary will be in the range $83,698- $111,431 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level A) Based at our St Lucia Campus About This Opportunity: Join a globally connected research community at the University of Queensland and help shape the future of synthetic biology and pharmaceutical chemistry. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, you will advance your research profile in protein engineering for biocatalysis, working at the frontier of engineering enzymes to enable new-to-Nature chemistry. The aim of this project is to make drug development cleaner, greener and more sustainable by developing biological catalysts of fluorination chemistry based on catalytically versatile and robust enzymes created by ancestral sequence reconstruction. At UQ, you’ll collaborate with leading researchers in a supportive, high-impact environment that values curiosity, innovation and real-world outcomes. In addition to progressing cutting-edge research, you will contribute to the stewardship of laboratory systems and ensure compliance with WHS, OGTR and regulatory frameworks, while engaging with the broader re...