Postdoctoral Researcher - Beavis and Waithman labs
MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000
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Postdoctoral Researcher
- 12-month Fixed-Term, Full-Time
- 80 hours per fortnight with ADO's
Exciting opening for a post-doctoral researcher to work on bioinformatics analysis and methods development in the context of tumour immunology. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a number of projects in the field of immuno-oncology with collaborators within and outside of the Peter Mac.
Essential Requirements:
- PhD in relevant quantitative scientific field such as bioinformatics, physics, statistics, computer science or mathematics
- An excellent academic record
- Advanced programming skills in a scripting programming language such as R or Python
- Advanced data analysis, data science or statistical skills in a scientific context
- Ability to design analyses based on scientific questions
- Strong desire to combine different platforms and bioinformatics techniques to address questions in cancer
- Ability to develop novel algorithms or statistical analysis approaches
- An interest in performing cutting edge research using the latest technologies
- Exhibit a high degree of professionalism and respect for others
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience with transcriptomics, single-cell data or spatial analysis
- Proficiency/experience with specific single cell analysis packages (Seurat/Scanpy)
- Experience with Linux OS
- Publications as lead author or co-author
- Previous experience in working in the field of immunology
- Demonstrated skill in statistical analysis
- Experience collaborating with biologists
This position is an opportunity for the successful candidate to further develop skills and knowledge in the computational biology field specifically related to immunology. The candidate will design and apply analytical approaches to data from emerging high-throughput sequencing single cell sequencing to investigate the role of the immune system in cancer.
Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.
For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary. Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.
Hiring Manager: Paul Beavis
Email: Paul.Beavis@petermac.org
Applications Close: 11:59PM Wednesday, 4 December 2024
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Position Summary
We have an exciting opening for a post-doctoral researcher to work on bioinformatics analysis and methods development in the context of tumour immunology. The candidate will have the opportunity to work on a number of projects in the field of immuno-oncology with collaborators within and outside of the Peter Mac.
The successful candidate should hold a PhD in a quantitative field such as bioinformatics, computational biology, physics, computer science or mathematics. The candidate will be expected to have excellent organizational and time management skills, and a high level of interpersonal skills.
This position is an opportunity for the successful candidate to further develop skills and knowledge in the computational biology field specifically related to immunology. The candidate will design and apply analytical approaches to data from emerging high-throughput sequencing single cell sequencing to investigate the role of the immune system in cancer. The successful individual will be based in either the Beavis laboratory at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre or the Waithman lab at the University of Western Australia.
Enterprise Agreement
Allied Health Professionals
Classification or Salary Range
Level A (1RA6-1RA10)
Immunisation Risk Category
Category C: Position within a non-clinical setting.
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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Peter Mac requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this requirement.
WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC
- Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
- Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
- We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.