Postdoctoral Research Scientist

1 day ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - SJ Dawson Lab Full time

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, a world-leading comprehensive cancer centre, seeks to excel across all spheres of clinical care, research and education. We have the largest cancer research enterprise in Australia and provide treatment to about 40,000 people with cancer each year.

We are committed to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients. Our core values of Excellence, Compassion and Innovation guide everything we do.

As a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Mark Dawson Laboratory, you will join an exciting multi-disciplinary research program exploring the molecular mechanisms that govern clonal behaviour in normal development and in cancer biology.

You will be responsible for analysing large-scale single cell data through the application of best-practice bioinformatics workflows and developing innovative methods as required. Your expertise in R and at least one relevant programming language (e.g. Python/Perl) and experience working on a high-performance computing cluster in a linux environment will be valuable assets to the team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Analysis of a range of single cell sequencing data types, including scRNA-seq, scChIP-seq, scATAC-seq and spatial transcriptomics and other emerging single cell platforms.
  • Proficiency in R and at least one relevant programming language (e.g. Python/Perl) and experience working on a high-performance computing cluster in a linux environment and knowledge of shell scripting.
  • Closely collaborating with other bioinformaticians, as well as cell and molecular biologists in the Dawson laboratory team to advance joint initiatives.
What We Offer
  • A 12-months Fixed-Term, Full-Time position with potential opportunity to extend.
  • A competitive basic salary range: $97,770.40 to $113,262.24 AUD p.a.
  • A chance to work in a research environment that includes a large and interactive group of bioinformaticians and computational biologists in the Bioinformatics Core Facility and in research groups within the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the University of Melbourne.

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