Overview
The University of Canberra is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow for a Natural Hazards Research Australia-funded project on heat-stress risk and operational resilience for rural and bushfire firefighters.
Complete research opportunity details
The role is full time and fixed term until July 2029 in the University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise. Research spans laboratory, field and survey studies of physiological, behavioural, cognitive and psychological responses to environmental stress. The official listing gives Academic Level B salary of $116,403-$137,865 per annum plus 17% superannuation.
Eligibility requirements
A completed PhD in environmental physiology, exercise physiology, human physiology, biomedical sciences or a related field is required. Applicants also need relevant research and quantitative-analysis capability and must hold or be able to obtain WWVP clearance.
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Verification notes
Verified on the University of Canberra PageUp job detail and public application gateway. The listing closes at 11:55pm on 5 October 2026, but the closing-time timezone is not stated unambiguously on the job detail, so only deadline_date is stored.
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