Postdoc Fellow: Preclinical Dementia Risk & Resilience

Neuroscience Research Australia; Randwick; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) in Randwick, NSW, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to investigate preclinical risk factors and resilience to dementia using longitudinal multimodal data across rich cohorts. You will develop research questions, lead complex analyses, and translate findings into high-quality outputs while collaborating with clinicians, researchers, and study participants.

This role supports career development in research leadership.

Qualifications

• PhD awarded or near completion in neuroscience or related field.
• Experience analysing complex health data using statistical software.
• Strong publication record with manuscripts submitted.
• Excellent scientific writing and grant application experience.
• Strong organisational and project-management skills.
• Excellent communication and mentoring abilities.
• Knowledge of research ethics, governance, privacy and reproducibility.

Responsibilities

• Preclinical dementia risk and resilience research.
• Multimodal and longitudinal data analysis.
• Timely manuscript and grant development.
• Participant-facing research and team coordination.
• Lead research examining preclinical risk factors for dementia with multimodal data.
• Develop analysis plans and conduct rigorous statistical analyses.
• Integrate findings across modalities (clinical, cognitive, imaging, biomarkers, genetics, digital).
• Prepare and submit manuscripts, abstracts and reports on schedule.
• Contribute to grant applications and research governance.
• Support participant recruitment and longitudinal follow-up.
• Assist with day-to-day project and team management.
• Maintain high standards of data quality and reproducibility.
• Build collaborations and present findings at scientific forums.

Education

PhD in neuroscience or related discipline

Tools

Statistical software

Job description

Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) in Randwick, NSW, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to investigate preclinical risk factors and resilience to dementia using longitudinal multimodal data across rich cohorts. You will develop research questions, lead complex analyses, and translate findings into high-quality outputs while collaborating with clinicians, researchers, and study participants.

This role supports career development in research leadership.