Research Fellow - Biomass Conversion and Bioprocess Engineering
The University of Queensland · Posted Nov 6, 2026
- St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Full-time
- $119K–$142K per year
Lead the development, establishment and optimisation of integrated biomass conversion processes for diverse lignocellulosic feedstocks.
Compensation
Base salary will be in the range $119,463 to $141,545 + 17% super (Academic Level B)
Responsibilities
- Lead development, establishment and optimisation of integrated biomass conversion processes
- Advance the Hub’s one-pot biomass-to-product platform by integrating biomass pre-treatment, enzymatic conversion and downstream processing
- Design, conduct and optimise bioprocess experiments under industrially relevant conditions
- Evaluate multi-enzyme and biocatalytic systems
- Develop strategies for process intensification, reactor optimisation and process integration
Requirements
- Completion of a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, or a closely related discipline
- Nice to have: lignocellulosic biomass processing
- Nice to have: reactor design
- Nice to have: scale-up
- Nice to have: process intensification