Postdoctoral Program

Postdoctoral Research Fellows are critical to our research success and play a significant role at the Critical Care Research Group.

We look for candidates who are driven and take ownership of their research careers. Postdocs are typically expected to lead a multi-disciplinary team over a large-scale project. Postdocs are also encouraged to take on student supervision, as well as grant applications. We invite all interested applicants to submit an application using the form below. Specific vacancies are also advertised periodically.

The Critical Care Research Group provides a rich and diverse array of research areas for postdoctoral fellowships. Our postdoctoral training focuses on supporting research and career development, as well as promoting collaboration with leading investigators from across the globe. We aim to encourage your contribution to medical research and help you become a renowned expert in your field. The breadth of research at CCRG is outstanding and encompasses:

  • acute respiratory distress syndrome,

  • severe heart failure and transplantation,

  • innovation in the design of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and ventricular assist devices and

  • translation of innovative cardiovascular and pulmonary technologies into clinical practice.

CCRG’s facilities include the Scientific & Translational Research Team (STARlab) for biological experiments, the Animal Experimentation Facilities at the Medical Engineering Research Facility of the Prince Charles Hospital, and the Innovative Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology Laboratory (ICETlab).

CCRG also leads observational studies and clinical trials in collaboration with leading research institutions in Europe, Asia, North America and Africa. We would encourage all prospective postdocs to explore the various fields of investigation and research facilities available at CCRG to gain a comprehensive understanding of the opportunity at hand.

Critical Care Research Group Postdoctoral Program

  • Contribution to a rich and diverse array of critical research areas

  • A positive environment dedicated to supporting your research and career development

  • The chance to lead a multi-disciplinary team over large-scale projects, supervising students and managing grant applications

  • Access to CCRG's state-of-the-art research facilities, including the STARlab, Animal Experimentation Facilities and ICETlab

  • Participation in observational studies and clinical trials in collaboration with world-leading research institutions

 

“I am from Kenya and first came to CCRG in 2014 for a 3-month Research Fellowship in Echocardiography while on a sabbatical from my Global Health Research Fellowship at Imperial College London. I returned to CCRG in 2015 to 2018 form my doctorate pre-clinical data collection on myocardial and microvascular physiology in volume resuscitated endotoxaemic shock supervised by Professor Kathryn Maitland and Professor John Fraser. In 2021, I started my Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at CCRG-UQ on microvascular endotheliopathy.

In critical illness, the severity of endothelial dysfunction is associated with compromised tissue perfusion and the development of end-organ dysfunction that ultimately lead to poorer patient outcomes in the acute phase of illness. This research aims to advance understanding of microvascular endotheliopathy in critical illness, improve assessment of the microcirculation and investigate novel therapies aimed at preserving the glycocalyx lining the vascular endothelium.

I hope to have a clinical-research career and academic appointment involved in clinical care of patients, research and teaching/student supervision in clinical cardiology. My perfect day is having a good result in the lab and relaxing afterwards playing a game of soccer.”

- Dr Nchafatso Obonyo, CCRG Postdoctoral Researcher