Opportunities for Early Career Researchers

Postdoctoral Fellows and PhD Candidates

Exciting opportunities exist for early career researchers to join one of our research units at a postdoctoral or PhD level in the following areas:

• Ophthalmic Genetics
• Neurodegeneration and Glaucoma
• Biomechanics and Ocular Wound Healing
• Disease Biomarkers
• Retinal Epidemiology of Eye Disease
• Visual Function in Age Related Macular Degeneration
• Ophthalmology Health Services Delivery

Up to 3 Postdoctoral Fellowships are available. We offer full funding of salary and benefits for an initial 2-year period and initial establishment costs. Appointments will be made on a 12-months contract, renewable after 1 year based on performance. Applicants are expected to have completed all PhD requirements prior to arrival. We are looking for candidates with a strong commitment to building a research career, and an early track record that demonstrates potential to achieve self-funding through competitive fellowship and grant funding after 2 years. 

A number of PhD scholarships are also available, at a level comparable to competitive schemes. Institute-supported PhD scholarships are intended for the first year of study.  Applicants are expected to be eligible and competitive for University of Melbourne and national scholarships to fund subsequent years of PhD candidature.

Further details available under “Employment”

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