Postdoctoral Associate / Fellow Position University of Technology, Australia
Designation/Position- Postdoctoral Associate / Fellow Position
University of Technology Sydney, Australia invites application for Postdoctoral Associate / Fellow Position from eligible and interested candidates
About- The Centre for Inflammation led by Professor Phil Hansbro aims to be recognised as a world-leading research centre in chronic respiratory diseases, and to be recognised by Australian industry and government agencies as a leading source of knowledge and expertise in this space. The Centre carries out fundamental research investigating the mechanisms of disease induction and progression as well as development of new and novel therapies and preventatives, and translational human/clinical studies.
Research/Job Area- Molecular, immunology, microbiology or cellular research
Location- University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Eligibility/Qualification– Essential to success in this role are your skills and experience in immunological, cellular and molecular techniques (preference is in the field of respiratory disease).
- A Doctoral Degree in respiratory, molecular, immunology, microbiology or cellular research (or near submission at Associate Level), or bioinformatics analysis of genome-scale data in the previous areas.
- Experience in integrative approaches to genome-scale datasets is desirable.
- Demonstrated skills in data visualization, computer programming and scripting, ideally in R or Python
- Experience with high-performance computing environments, including academic and/or commercial cloud computing platforms is desirable
- Experience in standard laboratory techniques including ELISA, PCR, immunoblot, flow cytometry, cell culture, aseptic technique, and extraction of genetic material
- Proven knowledge of research methodology, policy and requirements of health-related research
For appointment at the higher level, you will have a research track record including leading and contributing to papers and grants, with emerging evidence of national recognition in your field of expertise.
Job/Position Description- Research group is looking for motivated and productive post-doctoral researcher(s) to investigate the development and progression of chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma, lung cancer and infections using bioinformatic analyses of genome-scale datasets derived from mouse and human tissues. The role will have a major emphasis on investigating novel therapeutic and preventative treatments for chronic lung disease.
You will have the opportunity to further develop your personal scholarly standing through contribution to publications, presentations, and through collaborative research activity both internally and externally.
Postdoctoral Associate $77,396 – $94,263 pa (Level A)
Postdoctoral Fellow $102,952 to $121,849 pa (Level B)
This position is full time and appointment will be made on a fixed term basis for 2 years.
How to Apply- You are required to address the selection criteria in your submission, in a separate document. For information to assist you with compiling statements to answer the selection criteria, please visit Answering Selection Criteria
Only those applications submitted via the UTS online recruitment system will be accepted. Current UTS employees should apply through their UTS Employee Self Service function.
As you will be unable to save your application once started, please have all required documents and information available prior to commencing.
Please ensure that the file name for each document submitted includes IRC130854.
For Contact- Specific enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to the UTS Recruitment Team at recruitment@uts.edu.au or on +61 (0) 2 9514 1080.
Last Date for Apply– Thursday 23 May 2019 11:59pm (AEST) 2019
