Dr Naumovski commenced his employment at University of Canberra (UC) in 2014 where he has established a research arm investigating healthy aging trajectories, plant bioactives, psychocardiology and development of nutraceuticals. He is the member of the Future of Food in the Canberra Region group and core member of the Faculty of Health Area of Strength Ageing Research Group. Dr Naumovski is a team leader of the Functional Foods and Nutrition Research (FFNR) Laboratory and one of the Chief Investigators of the Nutrition and Healthy Ageing Trajectories in Retirement Living (NutriHAT-RL) study. He holds positions of Visiting Professor (Harokopio University, Athens, Greece), Conjoint Senior Lecturer (University of Newcastle, Australia) and Honorary Fellow (Abertay University, UK). He also leads a self-assessment team working on the improvement in gender equality in the STEMM sector as a part of the national program Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE).

Dr Naumovski is author of over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts and he has presented at several national and international conferences. He was invited guest speaker for Australian Academy of Science (Food for Thought; Alternative Food Sources), International Bipolar Foundation (Dietary Interventions and Nutraceuticals for the Management of Mental Health) and Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST).