Dates
- Opening Date: 30-Aug-2024
- Closing Date: 08-Sep-2024
Location
- Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
Salary
- UOM 6 – $96,459 – $104,413 p.a. plus 17% super
Responsibilities
- Overseeing planning, scheduling, participant recruitment, panel management, and knowledge management.
- Participating in fieldwork including note taking, synthesis of research findings.
- Effectively communicating insights through visual, written, and verbal mediums, supporting knowledge transfer across the team and the wider University community.
Requirements
- A relevant tertiary degree with subsequent relevant experience, and/or an equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training.
- Professional experience in Design Research (UXR) and / or Research Operations.
- Highly desirable to have an understanding of Design methodologies and the end to end design process from discovery to implementation including knowledge of the tools and artefacts.
- Highly desirable to have an understanding of end to end research operations including participant recruitment, panel management and knowledge management.
Benefits
- Generous leave provisions.
- Salary packaging.
- Health and well-being services.
- Discounts on graduate courses.
Notes
- This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Post Doctoral Research Fellow – Drug Discovery Chemist
Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde
Dates
- Opening Date: 26-Aug-2024
- Closing Date: 08-Sep-2024
Location
- Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde
Salary
- Salary Package: From $106,089 - $113,697 (PhD, Level A, Step 6 - 8) p.a., plus 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading
Responsibilities
- Drive a FightMND funded project aiming to develop diagnostic and therapeutic agents for Motor Neuron Disease (MND).
- Develop peptides as radiotracers for the diagnosis of MND in human trials.
- Integrate with ongoing research of the Dementia Research Centre using peptides for the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
- Plan and execute experiments independently, analyze data, and report findings.
- Present data at scientific conferences and prepare manuscripts for publication.
- Contribute to grant and fellowship applications to support the research program.
- Develop new peptide sequences to target misfolding proteins associated with MND.
- Functionalize peptides for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
- Develop a positron emission tomography (PET) radioligand for MND diagnosis and staging.
- Perform pre-clinical validation of agents in cell culture and MND mouse models.
Requirements
- PhD in Science in Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Radiochemistry, Drug Discovery, Neuroscience or related fields; ideally with prior experience in peptide chemistry.
- Proven experience in chemical synthesis, such as organic synthesis, medicinal Chemistry, peptide Chemistry, and/or radiochemistry.
- Proven experience in analytical techniques, such as HPLC, LCMS, and NMR.
- Proven experience in functional characterization of novel chemical agents in cellular assays.
- Proven experience with cell culture and molecular biology techniques.
- Proven experience with handling laboratory animals and preclinical imaging.
- Strong record of contributions to peer-reviewed publications and research excellence.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to conduct research independently and as part of a team.
- Computer skills including MS Office, research and database management, and research software.
Benefits
- 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading.
- Opportunities for contributing to teaching and organizational committees.
- Supportive mentoring program for career development.
Notes
- This position requires criminal record and qualifications checking.
- This position is not available for visa sponsorship; the successful applicant must have work rights in Australia.