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Postdoctoral Research Associate in eVTOL medical delivery drones

University of Sydney

Darlington, New South Wales, Australia Full time July 17, 2026

Opportunity Description

  • Two full time, fixed term roles for 4 years, located at the Darlington Campus

  • Join a leading research team developing long-range electrical vertical take-off and landing medical delivery drones

  • Base Salary $113,634 - $125,896 + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

We are seeking an ambitious and talented Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow to undertake applied research related to the design and optimization of fuel-cell-based electric vertical take-off and landing uncrewed aerial systems for medical deliveries.

Reporting to ARC Future Fellow and Professor Dries Verstraete, as Postdoctoral Research Associate in eVTOL medical delivery drones, you will work with a team of PhD students to design, build and flight test a fuel-cell-powered eVTOL drone. You will drive the development of the airframe, test and de-risk the controller, and integrate and optimize the fuel-cell-based pr...

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