Csiro Winanga-y Postdoctoral Fellowship in Crops

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**Role highlights**

- **Contribute to research that will pioneer next-generation plant oil technologies**
- **Work with world-leading scientists on research driving global impact**
- **Join CSIRO - Australia’s leading scientific research organisation**

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**The opportunity**

We are thrilled to be able to deliver on the commitment we made in our strategy to invest in frontier science through the CSIRO Agriculture & Food Winanga-y Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme. The word Winanga-y (pronounced win-na-gnay) is a cultural asset gifted by the Gomeroi Nation in Myall Vale to CSIRO's Agriculture and Food Research Unit to name the Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme. Winanga-y means to understand, know, remember, and think.

CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.

The CSIRO Fellow will join the Lipid Engineering team and will play a key role in the development of innovative, next-generation platform technologies that enhance or modify plant oil biosynthesis. You will work alongside leading experts who have translated lipid engineering research into successful commercial products such as omega-3 canola oil and super high oleic safflower oil, and who have pioneered Biomass Oil technology — enabling the accumulation of oil in plant leaves and stems.

You will collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary teams in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and crop biotechnology to deliver impactful outcomes for agriculture and industry.

**Your high-level duties will include**:

- Developing novel pathway technologies and creative concepts to increase plant oil production.
- Designing and expression of complex genetic constructs in plant cells.
- Analysing lipid content and composition.
- Carrying out innovative, impactful quantitative fractionation improvement and importance to CSIRO that will, where possible, lead to novel and important scientific outcomes and publications in scientific journals.

**Role particulars**

**Location and office arrangements**:Canberra (Black Mountain), ACT (Ngunnawal Country)

**Salary**: AU$103,390 - AU$113,251 pa (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation

**Tenure & work schedule**: Specified term of 3 years, Full-time

**Reference**:101134

**Essential criteria**

- A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD). The doctorate must be in a relevant discipline area, such as plant molecular biology, synthetic biology or biochemistry. Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (full-time equivalent) of relevant research experience.
- Demonstrated skills in molecular biology including vector design, cloning and Golden Gate assembly.
- A sound understanding of lipid metabolism.

- High level written and oral communication skills with the ability to represent the research team effectively internally and externally, including the presentation of research outcomes at national and international conferences.

CSIRO is an Equal Opportunity employer working hard to recruit world-class talent that represents the diversity across our society. As part of our commitment to equitable employment outcomes for under-represented groups, preference will be given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the role criteria. CSIRO’s Conscious Inclusion practices are intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity/affirmative measure under _section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)._

For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description.

**Setting you up for success**

**Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements**

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**Inclusion and belonging**

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