Research Fellow in Biochemistry of Photosynthesis
Job No.: 691684
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 2-year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $83,280 - $113,025 pa Level A (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
The School of Biological Sciences is looking for a Research Fellow to join a dynamic ARC‑funded Discovery Project exploring how plants adapt to extreme environments. This is an exciting opportunity to build your research career while contributing to breakthrough science that could transform plant resilience.
You will work within the Plant Energy and Biotechnology Research Group to identify structural and molecular means by which plants regulate stress responses through the examination of a newly discovered protein that controls photoprotection in grasses, some of the most resilient plants.
As the successful candidate you will have experience in cloning, plant genetic transformation, analysis of DNA, RNA and protein samples, protein structure analysis, and using a variety of spectroscopic methods for studying plant photosynthesis.
If you would like to shape the future of plant stress biology with cutting‑edge research, then apply today!
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We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
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To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Dr Maria Ermakova, Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, maria.ermakova@monash.edu, +61 3 9905 3641
Position Description: Research Fellow - School of Biological Sciences - Ermakova lab
Applications Close: Monday 27 April 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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