Postdoctoral Fellow Full-time NEW

Postdoctoral Fellow

The Position supports a National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grant that seeks to test a delivery system for the release of therapeutics in the gut to prevent urinary tracts infections. The project will involve mouse experimentation, metagenomics, and RNAseq analyses. A key part of the role will be training and mentoring 2-3 Honours and/or PhD students and supervising undergraduate students on related projects.

Applicants should have demonstratable experience in experimentation employing mouse models of human disease. Experience in shotgun metagenomics by long-red (Nanopore) sequencing, workflow for metagenome-assembled genome synthesis, metagenome classification and analysis, taxonomic comparisons, and/or transcriptomics, will be viewed favourably but is not essential. We seek a friendly and self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills who takes initiative and who can work both independently and collaboratively to achieve common goals and solve challenging problems. The successful applicant will work closely with Dr Leyton, Dr Furlong and Professor Schwessinger to ensure that the milestones of the NHMRC-funded project are met.

The Research School of Biology is a leading centre of biomedical science and biochemistry research in Australia where researchers have a tradition of excellence in addressing the world's most pressing issues, including infections caused by bacterial pathogens.

The ANU College of Science and Medicine encompasses the disciplines of: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Medical Research, Medicine and Psychology, Physics. Staff and students within the ANU College of Science and Medicine conduct research and deliver a research-led education program that encompasses the entire breadth of the sciences, supported by extensive international networks and by world-class facilities.