Postdoctoral Fellow

Classification: Academic Level A
Salary package: $91,546 - $114,906 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full-time, fixed-term appointment for up to 2 years

The Position

The Position supports a National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grant that seeks to test a delivery system for the release of therapeutics in the gut to prevent urinary tracts infections. The project will involve mouse experimentation, metagenomics, and RNAseq analyses. A key part of the role will be training and mentoring 2-3 Honours and/or PhD students and supervising undergraduate students on related projects.

The Person

Applicants should have demonstratable experience in experimentation employing mouse models of human disease. Experience in shotgun metagenomics by long-red (Nanopore) sequencing, workflow for metagenome-assembled genome synthesis, metagenome classification and analysis, taxonomic comparisons, and/or transcriptomics, will be viewed favourably but is not essential. We seek a friendly and self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills who takes initiative and who can work both independently and collaboratively to achieve common goals and solve challenging problems. The successful applicant will work closely with Dr Leyton, Dr Furlong and Professor Schwessinger to ensure that the milestones of the NHMRC-funded project are met.

The School/Department

The Research School of Biology is a leading centre of biomedical science and biochemistry research in Australia where researchers have a tradition of excellence in addressing the world’s most pressing issues, including infections caused by bacterial pathogens.

The College/Division

The ANU College of Science and Medicine encompasses the disciplines of: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Medical Research, Medicine and Psychology, Physics. Staff and students within the ANU College of Science and Medicine conduct research and deliver a research-led education program that encompasses the entire breadth of the sciences, supported by extensive international networks and by world-class facilities.

For further information please contact, Dr Denisse Leyton: denisse.leyton@anu.edu.au  

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au 

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Application information

To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents:

• (No more than) a two-page summary addressing your suitability against the selection criteria,
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees, you can complete these online when prompted in the application form, and
• Provide links for two recently published papers that you have read and found compelling, along with brief (2-3 sentence) explanations of why the work excited you.
  
  
  

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

Please note: The preferred candidate will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks relevant to the role they have applied for, in accordance with the Background Checking Procedure and the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence.