Research Fellow - Laboratory Manager

Job No.: 697061

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time 

Duration: 12-month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $123,138 - $146,228 pa Level B (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

Monash University's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Clayton is seeking a skilled Research Fellow to take on a combined scientific and laboratory management role within a collaborative, discovery-driven research environment. This is a fixed-term, full-time opportunity for a researcher ready to contribute both at the bench and behind the scenes.

The Role

You will lead day-to-day laboratory operations while maintaining an active research contribution within the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology team. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing laboratory workflows, equipment maintenance, consumables, and compliance with safety and ethics requirements
• Contributing to experimental design, data collection, and analysis in support of active research projects
• Supervising and supporting research students and staff in laboratory techniques and protocols
• Coordinating onboarding of new laboratory members and maintaining standard operating procedures

What You Bring

• A PhD in immunology, or a closely related discipline
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with immunology, molecular and cellular techniques, including flow cytometry
• Proven ability to manage a research laboratory environment, including WHS obligations
• Experience mentoring or supervising HDR students or research assistants
• Familiarity with grant reporting processes and research data management
• A track record of peer-reviewed publication commensurate with career stage

Why This Role

This position offers the rare combination of sustained research engagement and operational leadership within one of Australia's leading biochemistry departments. Based on the Clayton campus, you will work alongside internationally recognised researchers, with access to Monash's extensive core facilities and a culture that values rigorous science and genuine collaboration.

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. 

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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'. 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: Professor Kim Jacobson, kim.jacobson@monash.edu

Position Description: Research Fellow (Laboratory Manager)

Applications Close: Sunday 13 September 2026, 11:55pm AEST