Job ID: 2823
Job date: 2015-02-23
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Company : University of Queensland Country : Role : Student
Job date: 2015-02-23
End Date:
Company : University of Queensland Country : Role : Student
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Research Officer / Senior Research OfficerThe University of QueenslandInstitute for Molecular BioscienceAustralia-Queensland-Brisbane This position is created within a Discovery Projects grant funded by the Australian Research Council to understand the evolutionary transition of the dinoflagellate algae Symbiodinium to coral reef symbiont. Coral reefs are sustained by symbiosis between Symbiodinium and the coral host, and breakdown of this symbiosis under environmental stress results in coral bleaching and eventual death. Through genome sequencing of eight Symbiodinium isolates from reef corals plus two free-living relatives, the Project aims to identify genes that have been gained, lost or shared, or are under adaptive selection, along the trajectory from free-living forms to symbionts.
The person appointed to this position will be responsible for assembly, analysis and interpretation of genome-scale sequence data from Symbiodinium and related species within the Discovery Project. The successful applicant will collaborate as appropriate in the identification of potential genomic signatures of symbiosis and adaptive selection. There are opportunities to address individually-developed and collaboratively-generated research questions, and to supervise honours, masters and/or doctoral students.
This is a full-time, fixed term appointment for 2 years (with the possibility of renewal pending funding) at Academic Research Level A or B. The level of appointment will be commensurate with the successful applicant's qualifications and experience.
For Level A, the remuneration package will be in the range AUD 76864 - 82510 per annum, plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package AUD 89930 - 96536 per annum).
For Level B, the remuneration package will be in the range AUD 86853 - 103138 per annum, plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package AUD 101618 - 120671 per annum). Applicants should possess a PhD in molecular biology, microbiology, marine biology, genomics, bioinformatics or a related discipline, with significant data-management, computational and statistical components. He or she should have at least three years' full-time experience (during the PhD and/or otherwise), or its equivalent, in a relevant area of molecular biology, microbiology, genomics, bioinformatics or a related field. Experience in scientific programming and/or scripting and familiarity with working under UNIX environment are essential. Applicants should also have excellent knowledge of a modern scripting language and Bayesian and frequentist statistics, and of the R package or similar. A demonstrated high-level ability to write scientific papers in clear, grammatically correct English is also essential. Job Information Position Type: Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Reference (Job ID number): 497083 Start Date: ASAP Duration: Full Time Status: openContact InformationThe University of Queensland
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Professor Mark Ragan
m.ragan@uq.edu.auhttp://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/497083/research-officer-senior-research-officerHow To Apply:Online
http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/497083/research-officer-senior-research-officer
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Research Officer / Senior Research OfficerThe University of QueenslandInstitute for Molecular BioscienceAustralia-Queensland-Brisbane This position is created within a Discovery Projects grant funded by the Australian Research Council to understand the evolutionary transition of the dinoflagellate algae Symbiodinium to coral reef symbiont. Coral reefs are sustained by symbiosis between Symbiodinium and the coral host, and breakdown of this symbiosis under environmental stress results in coral bleaching and eventual death. Through genome sequencing of eight Symbiodinium isolates from reef corals plus two free-living relatives, the Project aims to identify genes that have been gained, lost or shared, or are under adaptive selection, along the trajectory from free-living forms to symbionts.
The person appointed to this position will be responsible for assembly, analysis and interpretation of genome-scale sequence data from Symbiodinium and related species within the Discovery Project. The successful applicant will collaborate as appropriate in the identification of potential genomic signatures of symbiosis and adaptive selection. There are opportunities to address individually-developed and collaboratively-generated research questions, and to supervise honours, masters and/or doctoral students.
This is a full-time, fixed term appointment for 2 years (with the possibility of renewal pending funding) at Academic Research Level A or B. The level of appointment will be commensurate with the successful applicant's qualifications and experience.
For Level A, the remuneration package will be in the range AUD 76864 - 82510 per annum, plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package AUD 89930 - 96536 per annum).
For Level B, the remuneration package will be in the range AUD 86853 - 103138 per annum, plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package AUD 101618 - 120671 per annum). Applicants should possess a PhD in molecular biology, microbiology, marine biology, genomics, bioinformatics or a related discipline, with significant data-management, computational and statistical components. He or she should have at least three years' full-time experience (during the PhD and/or otherwise), or its equivalent, in a relevant area of molecular biology, microbiology, genomics, bioinformatics or a related field. Experience in scientific programming and/or scripting and familiarity with working under UNIX environment are essential. Applicants should also have excellent knowledge of a modern scripting language and Bayesian and frequentist statistics, and of the R package or similar. A demonstrated high-level ability to write scientific papers in clear, grammatically correct English is also essential. Job Information Position Type: Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Reference (Job ID number): 497083 Start Date: ASAP Duration: Full Time Status: openContact InformationThe University of Queensland
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Professor Mark Ragan
m.ragan@uq.edu.auhttp://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/497083/research-officer-senior-research-officerHow To Apply:Online
http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/497083/research-officer-senior-research-officer
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