Research Scientist in Molecular/Synthetic Biology

at  CSIRO

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THE OPPORTUNITY

• Bring your synthetic biology and genomics knowledge into an impactful role
• Exciting role to further develop your domain expertise and leadership skills
• Great opportunity to join the supportive team at CSIRO – Australia’s National Science Agency!
  We are currently seeking a motivated Research Scientist, with expertise in synthetic or molecular biology, to join our multi-disciplinary team in Canberra, and it could the next best career step that you’re looking for!
  CSIRO, as Australia’s National Science Agency, plays a crucial role in researching and addressing plant pathogens, pests, diseases, and other biosecurity challenges. Our research teams are working hard to achieve the best scientific outcomes, and are dedicated to partnering with government, research and industry sectors to create real impact. In this role, you will be part of our ‘Data Intensive Approaches Team’ that specialises in using data-driven approaches to accelerate knowledge discovery in plant-pathogen interactions. The team develops state-of-the-art methods encompassing all areas of plant-pathogen interactions such as effector prediction, resistance gene identification, genomics as well as digital disease diagnostics.
  As a Research Scientist, you will bring your expertise in molecular/synthetic biology and genomics, to conduct research towards broadening the discovery of virulence molecules for plant pathogens of economic importance using high throughput gene discovery platforms. You will be ideally using these platforms to design impactful scientific solutions to tackle biotic stress and protect Australian agriculture from emerging global pathogens. The application of synthetic biology to monitor plant pathogens and build disease resistance engineering have been identified as key growth areas for our research program. Therefore, through this position, you will play an essential role in building & strengthening CSIRO’s overall research capabilities and ability to engage with biosecurity stakeholders. The position also offers potential future leadership opportunities and prospects to further grow your research career with CSIRO, and therefore, your well-developed communication, leadership, stakeholder engagement, and teamwork skills would be highly regarded.
  If you are motivated by forming collaborative partnerships, leading research initiatives, and contributing to making a real difference with your work, this would be an exciting and fulfilling role for you! CSIRO champions in providing a diverse and inclusive culture, supports flexible work arrangements, and offers you excellent professional development opportunities to grow your skills & career.

• Carrying out innovative and impactful research of strategic importance to CSIRO that will, where possible, lead to novel and important scientific outcomes.
• Expanding and scaling up gene discovery platform applications to disease problems that threaten Australia’s crop production.
• Participating in identification of further opportunities in disease and pest control.
• Working collaboratively with senior scientists to plan and prepare research proposals, and carry out research investigations requiring originality, creativity and innovation.
• Presenting results in a meaningful format, preparing reports for clients and/or writing scientific papers for publication (high-level journals and conferences).
• Contributing to the supervision and other management responsibilities of junior scientific and technical staff.
  Location: Canberra (Black Mountain), ACT
  Salary: AU$110K – AU$119K pa + up to 15.4% superannuation
  Tenure: Specified Term of 3 years (with possibility for extension/continuity upon future reviews)
  Reference: 96642