Position Title

Job No.: 685427

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3 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

Join Australia’s #1 Chemical Engineering Department at Monash University and be part of a pioneering research initiative at the intersection of materials science, automation, and artificial intelligence. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, you’ll play a key role in the discovery of next-generation photovoltaic materials using a state-of-the-art Chemspeed Technologies automation platform, enhanced by AI-guided methods.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the global transition to net zero energy by developing and applying cutting-edge tools for autonomous materials discovery. You’ll work within the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, collaborating with leading researchers and contributing to high-impact publications, patents, and funding proposals. Your work will directly support the development of sustainable energy technologies and position you at the forefront of AI-driven scientific innovation.

About You

You are a highly motivated and curious researcher with a doctoral qualification in science or engineering and a strong foundation in data science. You bring a passion for solving complex problems and a track record of research excellence in optoelectronic materials, machine learning, or related fields.

Your expertise includes machine learning techniques such as Bayesian optimisation, and you’re comfortable working with experimental data, high-performance computing environments, and (ideally) thin film or nanomaterial synthesis. You thrive in collaborative environments, communicate your ideas clearly, and are eager to contribute to a dynamic, interdisciplinary team pushing the boundaries of materials discovery.

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

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.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities. 

Learn more about Monash.

Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here. 

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.

While a formal response to key selection criteria is not required, applicants are encouraged to submit a cover letter including details of any experience, interest, or potential contributions in relation to the following research areas:

• Applied Materials for Energy
• AI & Data Science
• Lab Automation

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: Professor Udo Bach, udo.bach@monash.edu

Position Description: Research Fellow

Applications Close: Sunday 26 October, 11:55pm AEDT