Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Description
BDI Monash University is one of the largest and most successful biomedical research institutes in Australia. The BDI brings together more than 100 teams in a highly interactive environment, with access to truly world-class infrastructures. For details, please look at- https://www.monash.edu/discovery-institute
Our laboratory research interest focuses on how transcription factors (TFs) and epigenetic regulators, along with small RNAs and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate gene expression programs in ES cells, neural stem cells and differentiated cells under normal and pathological conditions, such as, cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. We use various experimental approaches including - Cell and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, CRISPRs, CRISPRs screens, ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, WGS, ATAC-seq, RRBS, ChIA-PET, 3C, 4C, Hi-C, proteomics and bioinformatics.
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Job description:
Job No. 557456
Faculty / Portfolio: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
School of Biomedical Sciences
Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Three year fixed-term appointment
Education/Qualifications requirement
A PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics would be desirable with significant research experience in the field of Bioinformatics, Computational biology, Genomics and EpigeneticsKnowledge and Skills:
- Excellent knowledge and hands on experience in NGS data, particularly- ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, WGS, ATACseq, HiC and ChiA-PET, SNPs and related genomics datasets
- ble to work independently and in teams
- andidates should have excellent written and oral communication skills
- High-level of project management skills with a record of successfully coordinating and/or supporting projects
- Planning and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and set and meet deadlines
- Ready to handle creative and challenging assignments
- Willing to learn machine or deep learning, developing new bioinformatics tools
- A demonstrated awareness of the principles of confidentiality, privacy and information handling
Salary
$82,645 - $90,646 pa HEW Level 07 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
Application details
If you are interested, please send a cover letter, CV and contact information for 3 references via email to me-Dr. Partha Pratim Das. PhD (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) OR
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Starting date: 14th June 2017
Deadline for applications: 28th May 2017