ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The School of Life and Environmental Sciences (SOLES) is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in Metabolic Diseases and its Mechanistic Causes to carry out independent research, keeping with the aims of the laboratory and the Charles Perkins Centre (CPC).

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• participate in and continue laboratory research programs
• carry out independent research that is in keeping with the aims of the lab and the CPC
• coordinate a number of research programs and ensure timely completion
• develop and apply methodologies, as the need arises, and teach new methodologies to members of the group and wider university community as needed
• foster collaborations to advance research programs within the group
• compete for national and international funding opportunities
• gain peer recognition by presentations at national and international scientific meetings
• publish research in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals in a timely manner
• supervise honours and PhD students
• to teaching at undergraduate, honours and postgraduate level and pursue opportunities to enhance their expertise in higher education
• contribute to the University’s work of community and alumni engagement and, where appropriate, contribute their expertise and knowledge to broader forums of public
• establish considerable expertise in a unique area such as cell biology, molecular biology, microscopy, small animal experiments, data analysis and disseminating this skill base to other members of the team at CPC as well as external researchers.

ABOUT YOU

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate who has:

• a PhD (or near completion) in biochemistry, or related disciplines
• expertise in performing experiments in small animals
• expertise in brain function
• expertise in in-utero injections for in vivo analysis
• experience with cell culture.
• general expertise in protein biochemistry including proteomics.
• Expertise in fluorescence microscopy.
• the ability and a willingness to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to contribute to long-term research goals
• excellent communication (written and verbal)
• organisational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• a strong track record of publishing their research.

• participate in and continue laboratory research programs
• carry out independent research that is in keeping with the aims of the lab and the CPC
• coordinate a number of research programs and ensure timely completion
• develop and apply methodologies, as the need arises, and teach new methodologies to members of the group and wider university community as needed
• foster collaborations to advance research programs within the group
• compete for national and international funding opportunities
• gain peer recognition by presentations at national and international scientific meetings
• publish research in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals in a timely manner
• supervise honours and PhD students
• to teaching at undergraduate, honours and postgraduate level and pursue opportunities to enhance their expertise in higher education
• contribute to the University’s work of community and alumni engagement and, where appropriate, contribute their expertise and knowledge to broader forums of public
• establish considerable expertise in a unique area such as cell biology, molecular biology, microscopy, small animal experiments, data analysis and disseminating this skill base to other members of the team at CPC as well as external researchers