Research Fellow – Microbial Genomics and Evolution

Job ID: 567938
Job date: 2017-09-19
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Company : Monash University 

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Role : Postdoc  | Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
The Department of Microbiology is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral fellow to a research collaboration between the Vijay and Lithgow laboratories in the Biomedicine Discovery Institute at Monash University, Melbourne.

The research projects aim to understand the processes governing the evolution of anti-microbial resistance. The postdoc will be involved in the generation of bacterial genomes using Next-Generation Sequencing and application of phylogenetic, statistical and bioinformatics methods.

This research will entail conducting independent and high-quality scientific research, using bacterial genomes derived globally from clinical and veterinary specimens and associated environments. You will work with members of both teams, and collaborators, to incorporate sequence and associated metadata within the phylogenetic framework and apply these methods to research problems in the evolution of anti-microbial resistance.

You will be expected to contribute to and develop research projects within the research team, and produce high-quality, high-impact publications.

Our research is interdisciplinary, involving substantial global collaboration with microbiologists, immunologists and clinicians to better understand infectious disease dynamics, and to inform control strategies.

A PhD and track record in biology, statistics, mathematics, computer science, or computational biology is essential. The ideal candidate will also have strong programming and data analysis skills and experience in the curation and analysis of large genome datasets generated through Next-Generation Sequencing.

This role is a full-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.


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Faculty / Portfolio Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

School of Biomedical Science

Department of Microbiology

Location Clayton campus

Employment Type Full-time

Duration 12 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration $84,338 - $90,532 pa Level A PhD

(plus 9.5% employer superannuation)

(Salary effective 1.10.2017)

  • Work on evolution of antibacterial resistance
  • Realise great ambition
  • Great opportunity to get involved in the generation of bacterial genomes
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Enquiries

Associate Professor Vijay Dhanasekaran, +61 3 9905 5415

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