Bioreactor and Soil Microbial Ecologist

$70,891 to $96,193 - Fixed-term, full-time - Translational Research Institute **Who are we looking for?** Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is seeking a Bioreactor and Soil Microbial Ecologist to join School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Academic Division. **Real world impact** QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a 'real world' focus. We are an ambitious and collaborative institution that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they will need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world. **About the Faculty** QUT has embraced a collaborative approach to improving the health of our nation, bridging the gap between science and better health through a focus on prevention, evidence, innovation and real outcomes. The Faculty of Health is led by the Executive Dean and the Executive Management Team comprising the Deputy Dean, Heads of Schools, and other senior faculty staff. Each of the Schools within the Faculty is established around disciplines that promote integration and collaboration in teaching and research, and provide a sustainable foundation upon which to build areas of strength. Its organisational structure includes the: - School of Biomedical Sciences - School of Clinical Sciences - School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - School of Nursing - School of Optometry and Vision Science - School of Psychology and Counselling - School of Public Health and Social Work. QUT’s Faculty of Health attracts high-quality students with more than 10 000 students enrolled in undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and research higher degree programs across its seven schools. Drawing on its reputation for teaching excellence, the Faculty of Health produces graduates who are highly sought after in the commercial, scientific, health and community sectors. The faculty’s applied research activity is focused on improving health and wellbeing and preventing disease. This high-impact and internationally recognised research continues to make a significant and positive contribution to the ongoing development of the brand of QUT, as well as providing opportunities to develop partnerships. The Faculty of Health operates across the university’s two campuses, Kelvin Grove and Gardens Point, and several distributed sites. The proximity of the Kelvin Grove campus to hospital facilities at Herston provides the faculty with a distinct competitive advantage and a renowned precinct that offers transformative education, aligned biomedical research and industry engagement. **About the Centre for Microbiome Research (CMR)** The Centre is located within the Translational Research Institute (TRI), a unique multidisciplinary facility located at the Princess Alexandra hospital with a strong focus on translational research. This positions the team amongst top researchers and clinicians from diverse disciplines such as genomics, bioinformatics, immunology, oncology and gastroenterology, and provides the team with access to state-of-the-art core facilities. The Centre also has a dedicated PC2-certified laboratory fully equipped for molecular biology that includes an in-house white light laser confocal microscope (Leica), a PromethION (Oxford Nanopore Technologies) and access to a NovaSeq 6000 (Illumina). The Centre has a BD FACSAria Fusion fluorescence activated cell sorter with small particle detection and liquid handling robots for single cell genomic and culturing work, and maintains anaerobic culture and quarantine facilities. CMR houses its own high-performance computing resources consisting of >1,000 cores and 9 nodes. The operation of these facilities is supported by professional staff for microscopy, flow cytometry, sequencing and bioinformatics. **What you need to succeed** You will also be an active researcher with an exciting and developing research profile that strives to create impact and change and contributes to cutting edge knowledge. You will demonstrate: Selection Criteria 1. Education, training and/or relevant experience equivalent to the completion of postgraduate qualifications, or progress towards postgraduate qualifications in microbial ecology, bioreactor design and fabrication analysis, or molecular micro-biology. 2. Experience in bioreactor design and operation. Experience in bioreactor oxygen control, especially of anaerobic cultures is highly desirable. 3. Experience in analysis of data generated by incubations/bioreactors. 4. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, along with proven ability to autonomously organise and prioritise tasks and workflows to meet project deadlines. 5. High level communication skills, including clear and effective verbal communication, demonstrated written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills. 6. Ability to problem solve, logically plan and coordinate research activities, and critically assess existing literature and methods.