Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Officer in Bio-separations and Membrane Engineering
Core
Develop porous affinity chromatography membranes, computational design of affinity ligands, and scalable membrane manufacturing technologies for protein purification and biomanufacturing.
Role type
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bio-separations and Membrane Engineering
Builds
Scalable membrane manufacturing technologies and industrial bio-separation processes
Domain
Chemical Engineering / Bio-separations / Membrane Technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | research
Required skills
porous membrane development, membrane chromatography, affinity membranes, protein capture and purification, chromatographic process development, affinity ligand design, computational molecular modelling, molecular docking, virtual screening, laboratory-to-pilot scale-up, large-area membrane fabrication
Preferred skills
collaborative research with industry partners, technology translation, high-quality publications
Technologies
molecular modelling, molecular docking, virtual screening
Responsibilities
Develop and apply integrated computational and experimental approaches to discover and optimise affinity ligands; design and characterise functional ligand polymers; develop porous affinity chromatography membranes through fabrication and pore engineering; optimise membrane chromatography processes for protein purification; support scale-up from laboratory to industrial manufacturing; contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs; supervise Honours and Higher Degree by Research students.
Seniority
Postdoctoral Research Fellow