Research Associate

Open to Australian Aboriginal Peoples and UniSA employees only
- Full-time, fixed term contract 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025
- Salary Band: 96,929 - $103,789 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

**About the Role**

The Research Associate will contribute to the research efforts of the Clinical and Health Sciences Academic Unit and will be responsible for academic and industry focused research in the Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry group in the Unit. This project is funded by a grant from the SA government to support the expansion of services of the Bioplatforms Australia facility financed by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) scheme.

**About the Unit**

At UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences we are addressing society’s most critical and emerging health needs through quality teaching, learning and research excellence. One of seven Academic Units, UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences offers a wide range of degrees and conducts world-class research in the fields of nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, pharmaceutical science, medical sciences, laboratory medicine, and food and nutrition science with a strong focus on creating positive health outcomes for communities.

Home to the University of South Australia Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre and with key research concentrations in the areas of mental health and suicide prevention, nursing and midwifery workforce development, drug discovery, pharmaceutical innovation, health and disease biology, and food nutrition and health, we continue to meet community health needs and contribute to a healthier society.

**Core Responsibilities**
- Actively engage with researchers and industry partners outside the Academic Unit (internationally, nationally and across the University) to contribute to new research directions and/or outcomes
- Experience in analysis of complex proteomes via tryptic peptides by MALDI-TOF-MS and LC-ESI- MS/MS mass spectrometry as well as in the analysis of the produced data
- Expand on the MALDI-TOF MS expertise to ensure the University remains cutting-edge in the field of Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI)
- Develop methods using amino acid compositional analysis, glycan analysis, HPLC based assays, mass spectrometry LC-MS and LC-MS/MS using QTOF mass spectrometry and QQQ mass spectrometry as well as GC-MS and GC-ECD analysis

**Essential Skills and Experience**
- A Bachelor and Postgraduate qualification in Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry
- Demonstrated laboratory experience in separation sciences, protein biochemistry, metabolomics, proteomics or environmental analysis with an emphasis on instrumental analysis, particularly in mass spectrometry would be an advantage
- Familiarity with analysis and software for controlling analytical instruments, particularly LC-MS, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, QTOF MS, QQQ MS, and MALDI TOF MS instrumentation
- Experience in Plasma Proteomics
- A record of peer reviewed publications and conference presentations commensurate with opportunity

**Benefits**

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

- Access to great personal development opportunities
- Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
- Flexible working conditions
- A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees
- Various on-site services available at our campuses which may include on-site gym membership

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**Applications close: 11.30pm Sunday 13 October 2024**
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