Dr Anthony Bosco’s laboratory has an opening for a casual postdoctoral position in systems immunology. The position is part of a larger effort to establish a competitive personalised medicine program at The Kids Research Institute Australia.
The postdoc will be involved in applying state of the art computational approaches for genomic data analysis, network inference, and personalised genomics.
A strong focus of the position will be to identify the molecular states that underpin phenotypic states, and identify actionable targets for therapeutic intervention. Data will be generated from diverse experimental settings, including birth cohort studies, human clinical trials, and experimental animal models.
The position represents an exciting opportunity to work at the crossroads between basic science and clinical practice. The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary team comprised of biologists, molecular biologists, clinicians, statisticians, mathematicians, and computational biologists.
The successful candidate should have:
- A PhD in a relevant subject area (e.g Computational Biology, Computer Science, Statistics or Mathematics) and a background in programming and command line UNIX/ Linux
Essential requirements for the role:
- Demonstrated experience with genomic data analysis using R and Bioconductor
- Experience in the statistical analysis of RNA-Seq and microarray data analysis
- Network analysis of genomic data
- Documentation of analysis results using Rmarkdown or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience using bioinformatics tools such as Ingenuity Systems, Innate DB, Cytoscape
- Experience in the analysis of next generation sequencing data
- At least one publication
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
The successful candidate will be asked to provide a satisfactory National Police Check prior to commencement.
How to apply:
Applicants should read the Job description available here.
To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) addressing the essential criteria to applications@telethonkids.org.au.
Please quote the position title in the subject heading of your email application.
For further information about this position please contact: Anthony Bosco
Email: Anthony.bosco@telethonkids.org.au
Closing date: 5pm, Friday 9 November 2018
The Kids Research Institute Australia is committed to being champions of gender equity, diversity and inclusivity. We actively encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for positions with the Institute to support our aim of improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children and families and to continue to build a culturally competent, respectful and safe place to work