Research Assistant

2 days ago

Sydney, Australia The Garvan Institute of Medical Research Full time

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research brings together world leading researchers and clinicians, collaborating locally and globally, to improve human health. Our mission is to harness all the information encoded in our genome to better diagnose, treat, predict and prevent disease. From the individual patient with rare disease, to the many thousands affected by complex, widespread illness, we are pioneering discoveries across diseases that have the deepest impact on our community.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an experienced research assistant to continue analysis of large and well characterised clinical cohorts of primary and metastatic cancer samples. This will include working as part of a large collaborative team to expand our extensive multi-omic studies on breast cancer, prostate cancer and melanoma, and validating the findings from these datasets.

Salary: Up to $105,400 + 14% superannuation + salary packaging (depending on experience)

Employment Type: 1 year fixed term contract with possibility to extend to 4 years

SNAPSHOT OF BENEFITS- Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom)- Ample opportunities for on-going training and development- Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment- Flexible work arrangements e.g. start / finish times- 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents including paid superannuation- A range of additional leave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave- Discounted Health Insurance- Lifestyle discounts with our community partners

WHAT YOU WILL DO

SPECIFIC ROLES REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION (ALL LEVELS):
- Perform cell and tissue preparation for various next-generation sequencing analysis such as single cell RNA-seq and spatial transcriptomics- Optimise new assays for isolation of tissue products for downstream analysis, e.g. nuclei isolation- Process human tissue and bloods from research participants- Extraction, QC and clean-up of nucleic acid from tissue and blood samples- Optimise and perform immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence assays on OCT and FFPE tissues (human and mouse)- Basic-mid level microscopy and slide imaging- Liaising with internal and external scientific service providers to prepare and submit samples- Meticulous sample tracking and cataloguing

ABOUT YOU

SPECIFIC TO ALL LEVELS FOR THIS POSITION:
- Strong organisational and documentation skills;- Experience in molecular biology essential;- Experience with commercial nucleic extraction kits highly desirable;- Experience in IHC, IF and histology essential;- Microscopy skills and image analysis knowledge highly desirable;- Experience in cryo-sectioning desirable;- Experience working with human tissue and/or primary cell lines highly desirable;- Experience in single cell sequencing desirable;- Willingness to work with human specimens and animal models essential;

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