Research Fellow

4 weeks ago

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia University of Southern Queensland Full time
  • Remuneration range $125,372 to $148,185 pa
  • Full-time fixed-term appointment for 3 years
  • Toowoomba campus

Building on its strengths as Australia's leading regional University, UniSQ's vision is to be renowned for innovation and excellence in education, student experience, research and engagement. Guided by our core values of respect, integrity and excellence, the University's Strategic Plan outlines our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge, transforming lives and solving the problems that matter to our world.

School of Agriculture and Environmental Science

The School of Agriculture and Environmental Science was established to employ world leading researchers to help create world-changing results. The School encourages a quality research culture for both its researchers and postgraduate research students. Meeting the environmental global challenges of an ever-growing population through the study of agricultural sustainability, food security, climate change, wildlife management and ecosystem conservation. We are an innovative, research-focused School creating connections between teaching, research, industry and community. This position will join the School of Agriculture and Environmental Science crop molecular genetics team, working on collaborative projects with the Centre for Crop Health.

Who you are

Candidates should have demonstrated knowledge in bioinformatics to use genome, transcriptome, comparative genomics and next-generation sequencing based strategies to dissect genes and pathways.

What you'll do

As Research Fellow (Bioinformatics) you will be utilising short and long read sequencing, transcriptomics, comparative genomics, and mutagenesis-based strategies to identify key genes and pathways associated with disease resistance or susceptibility in wheat, barley and cotton. You will support postgraduate research students undertaking similar projects within the team and will collaborate with leading wheat research labs within Australia and overseas.

What will help you succeed

Key to your success in this role will be your relevant qualification in molecular genetic analysis of disease/pest resistance in crops or its related wild species, and your high level effective communication and interpersonal skills.

For further information about this role, please contact Associate Professor Sambasivam Periyannan via or .

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

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ReferenceNumber: 0397_12/23

Location: Toowoomba Campus

Term: Full-time fixed-term appointment for 3 years (37.5hrs/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $125,372 to $148,185 pa (includes salary range of $105,933 to $125,209 pa, employer superannuation contributions of 17% of salary and annual leave loading)

Closes: Saturday, 6 January 2024

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making.

If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to 'Who we're looking for' in the position description.

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