Research Assistant - Drug Discovery

Job No.: 697588

Location: Parkville campus

Employment Type: Full-time  

Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $86,195 - $116,981 pa Level A (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities. 

Learn more about Monash.

The Opportunity

Join the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, consistently ranked among the top institutions globally. Based at Australia’s premiere health and biomedical precinct in Parkville, our researchers are dedicated to discovering, researching, and designing better medicines of world significance.

We are seeking an energetic and collaborative Research Assistant to join the Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics (D4) theme. In this role, you will contribute directly to vital research efforts focused on the discovery of novel drug targets and the development of antimalarial and antibacterial compounds.

Working alongside world-leading pharmaceutical scientists in state-of-the-art facilities, your key focus will be investigating the response of malaria parasites, bacteria, and purified enzymes to inhibitor compounds using cutting-edge biochemical, cell biology, structural biology, and mass spectrometric techniques.

To be appointable into this role you will hold an honours degree or higher qualification, or equivalent research experience, in the relevant discipline or a closely related field and have demonstrated experience in culturing malaria parasites and bacteria, as well as experience in the field of biochemistry, microbiology and mass spectrometry and a track record in drug discovery and development.

Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here. 

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at **************@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Dr Stanley Xie, ***********@monash.edu

Position Description: Research Assistant

Applications Close: Wednesday 9th September 2026, 11:55pm AEST

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Monash University recognises that its Australian campuses are located on the unceded lands of the people of the Kulin nations, and pays its respects to their elders, past and present.