Post-Doctoral Fellow (Exercise Physiology)
About the role
The mission of the School of Health Sciences is to contribute to the betterment of society and individuals’ lives through excellence in teaching, research and direct engagement in healthcare practices. This mission aligns with and furthers UNSW and faculty strategies by offering pragmatic opportunities to impact health and wellbeing in the short and long term. The school’s research, teaching and practice‑based environments can immediately improve community and national healthcare and influence policy for generations to come.
This opportunity involves contributing to the delivery of clinical trials and related research studies while developing an independent research program. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the Fellow will conduct high‑quality research, lead scholarly outputs, and pursue competitive funding to build research independence.
Location: UNSW Campus, Kensington (hybrid working, minimum 3 days on‑site).
Duration: 1‑year fixed term (possible extension, funding dependent).
Employment type: Full‑time, 35 hours per week.
Candidates must hold full rights to work in Australia; visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the delivery of clinical trials and related research studies while developing an independent research program.
- Conduct high‑quality research.
- Lead scholarly outputs.
- Pursue competitive funding opportunities to build research independence.
- Undertake occasional site visits, some interstate.
- Engage in teaching, tutoring or student supervision at undergraduate or postgraduate level and contribute to higher degree research (HDR) supervision.
Requirements
- PhD in physiology, exercise physiology, cardiovascular science, biomedical science or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated expertise in integrative or cardiovascular physiology techniques (e.g., cardiopulmonary exercise testing, haemodynamic, vascular, autonomic or cardiac imaging assessments) in human participants.
- Proven commitment to staying current with discipline knowledge and developments.
- Demonstrated track record of high‑quality, high‑impact research with evidence of ongoing research excellence and capacity for research leadership.
- A demonstrated interest in women's cardiovascular health and a commitment to advancing sex and gender equity in cardiovascular research.
- Experience in, or a demonstrated commitment to, teaching, tutoring or student supervision at undergraduate or postgraduate level, and willingness to contribute to teaching and HDR supervision.
- A track record of significant involvement with the profession and/or industry.
Benefits
- Additional 3 days leave during Christmas holidays.
- Career development opportunities.
- Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses.
- Flexible 17% superannuation contributions, additional leave‑loading payments and salary sacrifice options.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport).
Pay
$133k – $142k base (+17% super and a leave loading)