Research Officer

6 days ago

Randwick, Australia Children's Cancer Institute Full time

_**Authorised by the Children's Cancer Institute**_

What’s in it for you?
- Work with purpose - help us find a cure for childhood cancer **Access to our ‘FlexBEST’ program - true flexibility from day 1 - options include hybrid working, school-friendly hours, and 9-day working fortnight ** Focus on employee wellbeing, including a leading EAP program, and up to 5 gifted wellbeing days off (paid) per year **Investment in leadership development and career advancement opportunities ** 13 weeks paid parental leave on top of any government funded paid parental leave **Convenient Randwick location, across the road from UNSW Light Rail stop ** THRIVE - Wellbeing initiatives to support “life balance” **REDI - Respect, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives ** Social Committee - Fun, engaging events to foster connection **Personal Best - Structured Individual and Team goal setting to achieve Personal & Career development**

The Children’s Cancer Institute is the only independent medical research institute in Australia dedicated to research into the causes, prevention, better treatments and ultimately a cure for childhood cancer. More than 40 years on, our vision remains unchanged - to save the lives of all children with cancer and improve their long-term health, through research. We are looking for a Research officer with expertise in cancer treatment, molecular biology and nano-delivery systems. This RO will work on the NHMRC ideas grant.

Qualifications, experience, and skills required:
Essential:

- Ability to work with NGS technology, handling and preparing complex libraries for sequencing (chromatin conformation capture, ncRNA mapping, chip-seq). **Experience in gene editing (RNAi, CRISPR/cas9 KO). ** Experience in medical nanotechnologies, with a special focus on drug/RNAi delivery systems. Synthetic nanotech and cells derived structures (i.e. exosomes, microvesicles). **Ability to work with cell lines and patients’ derived cells, with experience in dissecting molecular pathways (i.e. RNAi screenings, validation of drug target(s), evaluation of synthetic lethality). ** Knowledge of tumour metabolism and cancer related metabolic criticalities. Expertise in metabolic assay (i.e. seahorse technology, various metabolites quantification). **Molecular biology knowledge and ability to manage technologies to analyse DNAs, RNAs and proteins from different origins (i.e. qPCR, bioanalyzer, western blot). ** Hand on experience with animal models (i.e. preclinical testing of drugs or nanotechnologies on mice). Desirable**:Ability to run statistics and modelling software. ** Mentoring and supervising students. **Teaching abilities.**

Join a group of dedicated people in a performance-driven environment to achieve success and discover what it's like to look forward to coming to work every day and make a real difference.

SALARY: 80K + Superannuation + Salary Packaging Benefits

To apply, please use this link shorturl.at/bhJSU (copy-paste URL in your browser)

and forward both your resume AND cover letter (mandatory) clearly addressing the qualifications, experience and skills required.

**Salary**: $80,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Salary packaging

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

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