Research Assistant

2 weeks ago

Parkville, Victoria, Australia The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Full time

Job Description

An excellent opportunity is available for a Research Assistant to join the Immunology Division at Australia's pre-eminent biomedical research institute.

About the Position

An exciting opportunity exists for a Research Assistant to join the Gray laboratory within the Immunology Division at WEHI to contribute to investigating the regulation of immune cell survival at mucosal tissues. In this project, the candidate will be required to perform multi-color flow cytometry on primary immune cells isolated from peripheral tissues, three-dimensional imaging, molecular biology techniques and processing of human tissue for analysis. The successful applicant will work in collaboration with members of the the Gray lab and Immunology Division, and Flow Cytometry, Imaging and Bioservices staff at WEHI.

Selection Criteria
Essential Knowledge and Skills:

  • BSc with Honours or Masters in an appropriate area of study (i.e. immunology, biochemistry, microbiology) or relevant experience.
  • Experience with sterile tissue culture, such as maintenance of cell lines or primary cell cultures.
  • Experience with multi-colour flow cytometry.
  • Experience in animal handling and tissue dissection.

Strongly Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

  • Immunological assays i.e. in vitro cytokine arrays; killing assays; proliferation assays.
  • In vivo mouse procedures or infection models.
  • Molecular biology.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

  • Confocal imaging

Personal Qualities:

  • Excellent organisational, problem solving and time-management skills.
  • Can communicate well and work effectively within a dynamic group environment, but also be able to autonomously carry out tasks.
  • Extremely motivated, and keen to keep up-to-date with literature and current techniques in the field.
  • Reliable and approachable.

Terms of Appointment
This position is an ongoing role in a full time capacity. Salary is Research Support Employee Level 5 ($76, ,947). Up to 17% superannuation and very attractive salary packaging options are available.

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