Research Fellow - Biofabrication for Oro-facial regeneration

• School of Dentistry

• Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50

• Access state-of-the-art facilities to further your research endeavours 

• Culture committed to excellence and innovation 

• Based at the Herston campus , UQ’s hub for health research

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.

As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.

About This Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Fellow to join the School of Dentistry and support the Centre for Orofacial Regeneration, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (COR3) . As a Research Fellow, you will engage in research to further your expertise and growing research profile to achieve national recognition in your discipline. At this level, it is expected that you will efficiently manage service and engagement roles and activities.

As a research focused academic at Level B, you will be expected to fulfil the necessary requirements to contribute to the effective supervision of Honour and Higher Degree by Research students.

Key responsibilities will include: 

Research

• Producing quality research outputs consistent with discipline norms by publishing or exhibiting in high quality outlets. Areas of research may include:

  • preparation of 3D printed and electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering applications;

  • cell seeding and analysis through functional assays;

  • biofunctionalization of polymeric biomaterials, materials analysis including composition and topographical evaluation (confocal and scanning electron microscopy); and

  • culture of mammalian cells including oral fibroblasts, mesenchymal stem cells and macrophages.

  • Experience with small and large animal models of periodontal and or-dental regeneration

• Ability to work towards developing the regulatory frameworks for clinical translation of tissue engineering strategies for periodontal and oro-facial regeneration.

Supervision and researcher development

• Demonstrate a track record of the effective supervision of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students.

Citizenship and service

• Demonstrate behaviours that align to the UQ values.

• Shows leadership of self and others through mentoring, collaboration, and active participation in priority activities for the unit

This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance .

This is a full-time (100%), fixed-term position through to 31 December 2025. At Academic level B, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $106,079 - $125,687, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $124,113 - $147,054 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases – at least once a year.

The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad:  from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You

• Applicants must have at least a PhD or equivalent in biofabrication and/or tissue engineering.

• An emerging profile in research in biofabrication and/or tissue engineering.

• Evidence of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.

• Evidence of contributions towards successfully obtaining external research funding.

• Some experience in meaningful internal service roles and contributions towards external activities.

• Broad knowledge of regenerative medicine.

• An understanding of the regulatory framework established by the Therapeutic Goods Australia (TGA) for the testing of tissue engineered constructs for human use.

• Expertise in the workflow aspects of translating clinical imaging data into individualized three dimensional printed scaffolds.

• An understanding of the regulatory requirements (Quality Management Systems, International Standardization Organization) established for the manufacturing of implantable bioengineered constructs.

• High level technical skills and experience in biomaterials and additive manufacturing.

• Ability to design and conduct research experiments with limited supervision.

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and interpret results and presentation of analysed data.

• Preparation of scientific reports with high standards, ability to priorities own workload, work independently and meet deadlines.

• High level of communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.

• Understanding of tissue engineering principles and willingness to work with animals.

• Expertise with small and large animal models.

• Understanding of the workflow aspects of translating patient imaging data into additively manufactured customized implantable tissue engineered constructs.

• Experience with the regulatory environment governing the implantation of tissue engineered constructs into humans.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dentistry Head of School, Professor Saso Ivanovski at [email protected] .

For application queries, or for a copy of the full position description, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Resume

• Cover letter

• Responses to the ‘About You’ section

Other Information

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion .  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected]  

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Monday 15th January 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-33671).

Please note that UQ will be closed from 23 December until 2 January (inclusive). All applicants for this position will be contacted in the new year. We thank you for your patience during this time.