Position Number: 0065672

Location:  Parkville

Role type:  Full-time (1.0FTE); Continuing (Research Contingent)

Centre: Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics

Salary: A generous research package will be negotiated

Level of appointment is subject to qualifications and experience 

• Drive transformative global change and shape the future of pandemic response and preparedness
• Generous research packages on offer, as well as relocation support for international candidates

Your next career opportunity

Research positions at the Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity to solve one of humanity’s biggest challenges; advancing the science behind therapeutics will save lives in the inevitable event of the next pandemic.

Established within the world-leading Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) - a joint venture of the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital - we invite you to join a community of world-class thinkers who drive transformative global change and shape our future.

To give you the opportunity to deliver the most impact, we are offering seven-year research packages, with scope to extend. With researchers reporting that they spend 40% of their time on grant applications – we want to help you focus on the work that matters most.

Strategically located within Melbourne’s world-leading biomedical precinct while globally connected through our international network, you will have access to a rich and diverse ecosystem of collaborative partners and mentors.

For full responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack.

About You:

Are you an exceptional researcher with an outstanding track record of research excellence? Or, are you a rising star with strong collaborative skills and leadership potential? This is your opportunity to contribute to a legacy of innovation, education, and positive social impact – by anchoring and driving the Cumming Global Centre’s mission to develop novel technologies to deliver therapeutics at speed for pathogens of pandemic potential. 

These roles will be positioned within multiple departments and faculties across the University of Melbourne aligned to the research priorities, including departments at the Doherty Institute, the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.

We are looking to recruit emerging and established investigators with expertise in the following areas of research priority. Click the links below to download a summary of each research priority.

• Bioinformatics, artificial intelligence and computational biology
• Structural biology and small molecule drug development
• Pathogens of pandemic potential: Virology and bacteriology
• Immunology and immunotherapies, including antibodies and nanobodies
• Nucleic acid targeting and mRNA technology
• Model systems: Organoids and animal models for therapeutic development

What we offer you!

We offer generous employee benefits to help maximise your work life. These include flexible and family friendly working conditions, salary packaging, internal School and Faculty grant schemes including a dedicated scheme for women and generous leave provisions. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a culturally rich and values-based environment.

To find out more, go to https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits

Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics

For more information about the Centre, please visit the Centre website.

The University of Melbourne

We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.   

Be Yourself

The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity.  First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please send an email to snr-talentacq@uom.edu.au containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request”.

How to apply

Your application submitted should include a Cover Letter, CV and document with responses against the selection criteria found in the Candidate Pack for the role. Candidates may provide details of career break/s for consideration in assessing performance relative to opportunity.

^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria.

Professorial Opportunities

We are working with our executive search partners at Alumni Global to fill Professorial roles at the Centre.

For a confidential discussion regarding opportunities at this level, please contact Laurence Sims at laurence.sims@alumniglobal.com.

This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.

Candidate Information Pack: CGCPT_DrivingResearch_CandidatePack_FINAL.pdf

Applications close: 08 Jun 2025 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time