Research Fellow in Worm Neuroscience

Position Details

• Fixed Term until June 2026 | Part-Time at 0.6FTE

• Academic Level B | $113,211 - $133,974 p.a.

• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

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College of Medicine and Public Health

At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

We are seeking a Research Fellow to join a dynamic team investigating the neuroscience of ageing, using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. Under the guidance of Chief Investigator Dr Yee Lian Chew, the successful candidate will play a key role in designing and conducting experiments, analysing data, and preparing manuscripts for publication. This position is part of an ARC-funded project (DP , which is scheduled to conclude in June 2026. As such, the role requires strong technical expertise to complete the remaining experimental work and contribute to high-quality research outputs.

The Research Fellow will also be expected to actively disseminate research findings through publications and conference presentations and assist in the development of applications for external research funding. Working with a collaborative research team, the Fellow will receive broad supervision from Dr Chew and will co-supervise Honours and HDR students.

About You

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• A completed PhD in Neuroscience or a closely related discipline.

• A strong track record of research outputs, including high-quality publications, competitive grant success, and presentations at national and international neuroscience conferences.

• Ability to critically evaluate scientific literature and contribute to focused reviews in neurodegenerative disease research.

• Capacity to plan, execute, and analyse experiments efficiently and independently.

• Experience supervising undergraduate and PhD-level students in a research setting.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

• Flexible working arrangements

• Wide range of professional development activities and services

• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy 

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.

• For more information regarding this position, please contact Yee Lian Chew

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

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At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

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