THE TRANSFORMATION TECHNICIAN IS A VITAL LABORATORY-BASED ROLE WHICH SUPPORTS THE PLANT TRANSFORMATION TEAM BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE ALIGNED WITH PSBA’S GROWING SUITE OF SERVICE OFFERINGS.

The Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET) holds an outstanding reputation for teaching, research, and quality graduates. Comprised of eight schools, 21 centres and five institutes, the Faculty of SET is responsible for teaching over 8,500 students across our three campuses, North Terrace, Waite and Roseworthy, and has an annual budget of $300 million.
Plant Synthetic Biology Australia (PSBA) consists of a network of national facilities with nodes at Adelaide University, Australian National University, La Trobe University and University of Western Australia. PSBA provides plant synthetic biology infrastructure and expertise to drive accelerated gains in agricultural productivity, and development of new products through environmentally sustainable bio-manufacturing. The Adelaide node of PSBA enables plant synthetic biology services for agricultural crops, as well as for synthetic biology projects in ‘model’ plants. It provides infrastructure and expertise for research providers, government and industry institutions as fee-for-service as well as providing incubation space for the start-up community and opportunities to collaborate.
The Transformation Technician will support the Plant Transformation Team through provision of technical services that align with PSBA’s service offerings. Primarily a laboratory-based role, the Transformation Technician will focus on aspects of tissue culture, with the occasionally need to handle plants in growth facilities on the Waite Campus. You will also have a chance to utilise molecular biology techniques used in plant synthetic biology experiments. The Transformation Technician will also contribute to the implementation and optimisation of organisational processes by liaising with all PSBA AU staff to make sure the facilities run efficiently, and ensure staff and students adopt a community of practise for facility operations.

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The Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology is a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge teaching and research. Many of its academic staff are world leaders in their fields and graduates are highly regarded by employers. The Faculty actively partners with innovative industries to solve problems of global significance.
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