Postdoctoral Scientist

You are applying for the position ofPostdoctoral ScientistforHudson Institute of Medical Research.Please fill in your details below to submit an application for this position.

The primary site for this position is: Melbourne

This position willappeal to an early-mid career postdoctoral scientist with a strong backgroundin lung cancer biology and aspirations to develop their career. Projects willinvestigate many aspects of lung cancer with a major focus on tumour-innateimmune interactions, mechanisms of metastatic spread and drug resistance.

The successfulcandidate will join a dynamic team of researchers, clinicians andbioinformaticians in a supportive working environment within the SignalTransduction in Cancer Laboratory in the Centre for Cancer Research.

Typical activities for this role include:

- Animal and cell-based models of lung cancer (eg. GeneticallyEngineered Mouse Models (GEMMs) including drug interventions, patient and mousederived cell lines, conventional cell lines)

- Functional and molecular analysis of lung cancer (eg. Western blot,FACS, CRISPR, RNA-sequencing, proteomics)

- Analysis of tissue microenvironment (FACS, immuno-staining)

- Analysis of omics datasets developed in house or public datasetsalongside bioinformaticians (eg. RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, WGS, DepMap)

- Will have an increasing degree of autonomy as they gain skills &experience

- Develop hypotheses and conduct experiments to test/validate researchfindings

- Will demonstrate areas of specialist expertise

- Will contribute significant intellectual input into the technicalaspects of research direction

- Working towards an independent research career

The role will suit someone who has:

- Apost-doctoral qualification or other relevant research qualification in healthand medical disciplines with a lung cancer focus

- At least twoyears post-doctoral experience in lung cancer research or extensive relevantexperience and proven specialist expertise

- Experiencewith GEMM and xenograft models of lung cancer

- Experiencewith mammalian tissue culture

- Ability towork independently with cross-disciplinary research team to meet agreeobjectives

EMPLOYMENT TERMS

This position is a fixed term contract role in a full-time capacity. Salary is basedon Research Staff RES A. Superannuation of 12% and very attractive salarypackaging options are available.

How to apply?

A position description is available below.

If you feel this role is right fit foryou, please apply with your resume and cover letter outlining your interest andexperience.

Applications will close on 9 January 2026

Applicationswill be reviewed as they come through. Only successful applications will becontacted.

about us

We are a global bioscience medical research leader,Hudson Institute advances healthcare through ground-breaking, collaborativemedical research discoveries and their translation into real-world impact. Ourresearch programs deliver in three areas of medical need: Inflammation, Cancer, Women's and Newborn Health. Hudson is a community ofresearchers, students and professional service staff who work towards achievingdiscoveries that improve human health. We are driven by our values such asExcellence, Innovation, Partnerships, and Community. We are committed to makinga positive difference to the lives of people in Australia and around the world.

We offer:

- A proud family friendly workplace

- Paid parental leave

- Onsite Gym with personal trainers

- Generous salary packaging with significant taxbenefits

- Opportunities for Career and ProfessionalDevelopment

- Free Employee Assistance program

- Hudson social club with institute events all year

our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

Hudson is committed to empowering ourpeople and harnessing their diversity to build inclusive and equitable workenvironment. We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability,culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people withdiverse genders and sexualities. We are committedto creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development andleadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students. We stronglyencourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Should you requiresupport during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration,please contact: hr@hudson.org.au

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