at Griffith University
Full TimeEvery institution values excellence. What matters most is why.
Griffith was created to be a different type of university. You’ll find we’re about leading research, academic excellence, and the transformative power of education. But what sets us apart is why those things matter and how you’ll achieve them.
Why? Griffith brings together exceptional minds like yours from across the globe and from all walks of life. Here, we do incredible work, questioning and challenging, always in the pursuit of excellence.
With broad-based understanding of emerging technologies and processes an imperative towards future employment, study programs offered by Griffith’s School of Information and Communication Technology provide an appealing option for future students.
Global research expertise in industries relating to big data, coding, app development and cyber security ensures an overriding enterprise and initiative in study program development and delivery.
These Senior Research Fellow and Research Fellow positions will work within the research group of the Director of Blockchain and Network Security.
The successful candidates will work on a project aligned with the ONI funded research topic on ‘Linking Digital Payments to Crime Using Big Data Machine Learning Tools’. The primary focus of this role is to investigate tracing suspicious digital payments and supporting the investigations by law enforcement authorities. This flagship project includes extracting transactions features from blockchain networks, analysing with machine learning techniques, and reconstruction of provenance for global payment networks. Success in this role requires collaboration with the research teams from the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland.
The successful candidates will be able to extract raw data from blockchain networks using various APIs and filter them. Ability to write necessary tools using C, C++, Java and Python and use of Web3 APIs is essential. You will have demonstrated evidence of a passion for research in blockchain protocols and feature extraction, with a strong desire to extract undertake research in anomaly detection using machine learning tools.
Key responsibilities of the positions include:
There are three positions available, one Senior Research Fellow, one Research Fellow Grade 2 and one Research Fellow Grade 1. The three positions are fixed term (until 19 December 2025), full time and primarily based at Griffith University Gold Coast. As Griffith is a multi-site University you may be required to work across other locations and as the project is a collaboration with the research teams from the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland you may also be required to work across the locations of those institutions.
Griffith University’s sites are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.
Salary Range
The full time equivalent base salary for Senior Research Fellow is in the range $135,319 - $156,035 per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $158,323 - $182,561 per annum.
The full time equivalent base salary for Research Fellow Grade 2 is in the range $110,464 - $131,180 per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $129,243 - $153,481 per annum.
The full time equivalent base salary for Research Fellow Grade 1 is in the range $86,526- $101,354 per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $101,236 - $118,585 per annum.
What matters most is your drive to create a brighter future that benefits all. Through our core principles of excellence, ethics and engagement, you’ll thrive on seeing the direct and lasting impact you’ll have on every community and every future.
You will also have:
Why Griffith?
As a values-led organisation, at Griffith University, we've worked hard to create a dynamic and strong organisational culture. We offer:
How to apply
At Griffith, we’re committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all - whoever you are and wherever you’re from. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.
Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. For more information please visit our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion page. Griffith University also maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy against all forms of modern slavery. For more information, please refer to Griffith’s Modern Slavery Policy.
Please submit your application online and ensure it includes the following:
Applications are open only to Australian citizens, Australian Permanent Residents, and Eligible New Zealand Citizens.
For further information specifically about this role, please contact Professor Vallipuram Muthukkumarasamy at v.muthu@griffith.edu.au.
For application and recruitment advice, please contact Ms Corinna Gartrell, Talent Acquisition Partner at c.gartrell@griffith.edu.au.
For application support, please contact People Services on +61 7 373 54011 and quote reference number REF7138A.
Closing date: Open until filled. All applications must be submitted online.
Yearly based
Southport, Australia
