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Closing: 07-Nov-2024
Job Summary
Dates
- Opening Date: 09-Oct-2024
- Closing Date: 07-Nov-2024
Location
- St Lucia Campus
Salary
- Base salary will be in the range $78,871.35 - $105,004.02 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level A)
Responsibilities
- Establish a research program
- Collaborate on research projects
- Seek and manage research funding
- Publish in reputable journals
- Utilize best practice research methodologies
- Participate in project discussions
- Supervise students
- Recruit and manage employees
- Provide performance feedback and training
- Resolve conflicts
- Ensure correct remuneration and benefits
- Develop partnerships
- Demonstrate leadership through mentoring
- Engage in internal service roles and committees
- Perform administrative functions
- Provide support to colleagues
- Uphold university values
Requirements
- PhD in infectious disease, vaccinology, immunology, biomedical science or related area
- Demonstrated proficiency to carry out high quality research
- Proven record of professional achievement in the relevant discipline area
- Experience in mouse models of disease and animal handling
- Experience in cellular and molecular immunology, including ELISA, FACS, ELIspot
- Molecular biology expertise, including RNA extraction, RT-qPCR and molecular cloning
- Excellent organisational skills
- Lab management skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a cohesive team
- Evidence of peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations
Benefits
- Access to world-class facilities and equipment
- Grant writing support
- Greater research funding opportunities
- Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options
- Flexible start/finish times
- Genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process
Notes
- Visa sponsorship may be available for this appointment
- Relocation support package available for those relocating from interstate or overseas
Closing: 10-Sep-2024
Expired
Job Summary
Dates
- Opening Date: Not Available
- Closing Date: 10-Sep-2024
Location
- St Lucia Campus
Salary
- Base salary will be in the range $89,861.38 - $96,402.32 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 6)
Responsibilities
- Plan and conduct high quality laboratory work within an established research group focusing on vaccine development
- Undertakes advanced elements of research, in accordance with the scientific/research discipline of molecular biology, biotechnology and immunology.
- Thorough recording of results using an electronic lab book format
- Standard procedures involving laboratory mice including immunisations, blood draws and sacrifice
- Ensures a high standard of research housekeeping, waste disposal, sample storage, and chemical/specimen/sample inventory management.
- Assists with developing a proactive safety culture and implements continuous improvement.
- Assists with the development of research/analytical protocols.
- Performs standard maintenance of instruments/equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- Ensures compliance with approved ethics protocols.
- Contributes to research outputs, joint preparation, and authorship of reports/manuscripts.
- Records and documents outcomes from experiments.
- Assists with designing complex research studies.
- Other duties, as reasonable directed by the supervisor.
Requirements
- Completion of a relevant degree in microbiology, immunology, molecular biology or related field with subsequent experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Demonstrated experience with the general techniques of molecular biology including cloning, protein expression, purification, ELISA and mammalian cell culture
- Experience in animal handling and research involving animals
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.
- Ability to take instructions and receive feedback in a fast paced and high pressure environment.
- Well organised with thorough attention to detail in the recording of research methods and results
- Commitment to upholding the University’s values, and with the outstanding personal qualities of openness, respectfulness and integrity
- Detailed knowledge of legislative requirements and operating procedures for major areas of research and scientific safety such as quarantine procedures, waste disposal, labelling and risk assessment.
- The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: right to work in Australia, criminal check, education check etc.
Benefits
- 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
- 17% superannuation contributions
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Access to flexible working arrangements
- Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
- UQ Study for Staff
- On campus childcare options
- Cheap parking (from just $5.75 a day)
- Salary packaging options
Notes
- For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Keith Chappell – k.chappell@uq.edu.au
- For application queries, please contact talent@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (R-42337) in the subject line.
- Applications close 10 September 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-42337). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for September.
Closing: 08-Sep-2024
Expired
Job Summary
Dates
- Opening Date: Not Available
- Closing Date: 08-Sep-2024
Location
- St Lucia Campus
Salary
- Base salary will be in the range $78,871.35 - $105,004.02 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level A)
Responsibilities
- Develop an ambitious mRNA research program to develop new mRNA cancer therapies.
- Lead development of the Australian Cancer Vaccine Centre.
- Produce quality research outputs consistent with discipline norms by publishing or exhibiting in high quality outlets.
- Lead applications for competitive research funding to support projects and activities.
- Work with a passionate team of mRNA scientists on joint research projects and applications for competitive research funding support.
- Contribute to progressing towards transfer of knowledge, technology and practices to research end users through translation, including commercialisation of UQ intellectual property.
- Develop a coherent research program and an emerging research profile.
- Review and draw upon best practice research methodologies.
- Partner with industry leaders on novel technology development.
- Contribute to the supervision of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students, supervise and manage researcher development, provide performance feedback and training, resolve conflicts, and ensure correct remuneration and benefits.
- Develop partnerships, demonstrate leadership through mentoring, engage in internal service roles and committees, perform administrative functions, provide support to colleagues, and uphold university values.
Requirements
- Completion or near completion of a PhD in mRNA sciences, molecular biology, immunology or related discipline.
- An emerging profile in research in molecular biology/cancer research/immunology.
- Evidence of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.
- Evidence of contributions towards successfully obtaining external research funding.
- Some experience in meaningful internal service roles and contributions towards external activities.
- Competitive for national fellowship schemes (e.g NHMRC and ARC) by the end of three year period.
- The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: right to work in Australia, criminal check, education check etc.
- Work Rights: You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Benefits
- Access to world-class facilities and equipment.
- Grant writing support.
- Greater research funding opportunities.
- Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave.
- 17.5% annual leave loading.
- Flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times.
- Genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.
Notes
- For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Seth Cheetham – s.cheetham@uq.edu.au
- For application queries, please contact talent@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
- Applications close 8 September 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-42269). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for September.
Senior Research Associate- Pre-Clinical Vaccine Assessment
The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
Kensington, NSW (Hybrid working, work from home and from UNSW Sydney campus)
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Closing: 06-Oct-2024
Expired
Job Summary
Dates
- Opening Date: 20-Sep-2024
- Closing Date: 06-Oct-2024
Location
- Kensington, NSW (Hybrid working, work from home and from UNSW Sydney campus)
Salary
- $123,620 - $145,730 + 17% Super and leave loading
Responsibilities
- Support the Infection Analytics Program in the development of a Framework for Evidence Evaluation in Vaccine Assessment (FEEVA).
- Supervise and carry out literature reviews in the area of vaccine development to produce reports and publications.
- Liaise closely with the Australian Living Evidence Collaboration (ALEC, Monash University) to contribute to their work.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in research protocols, evidence synthesis and assessment; experience with GRADE methods is highly desirable.
- Substantial expertise in Immunology, Infectious Diseases and/or Vaccine development is highly desirable.
- A PhD in a related discipline, and proven track record of high-level research outputs in the field including publications.
- Evidence of supervision of projects and personnel (including students) to achieve timely research productivity.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, a demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders and build effective relationships.
- Superior time management skills, with an ability to work independently to achieve a high quality of outcome.
- Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.
- Sound analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to solve problems by taking initiative, using discretion and demonstrating attention to detail.
- Advanced computer literacy, including the ability to learn and adopt new software packages as required. Demonstrated high-level proficiency in the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) essential; Covidence skills desirable.
Benefits
- 17% Superannuation and leave loading
- Flexible working
- Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
- Access to lifelong learning and career development
- Progressive HR practices
Notes
- The IAP team has multiple positions available, and they would like to hear from candidates who have expertise in evidence synthesis and/or immunology.