Position title: Postdoctoral Fellow Epilepsy Genetics
Employer: University of Otago Wellington
Closing date: 31-05-2021
Brief position description: The successful applicant will be working on the analysis of next-generation sequencing data from epilepsy family and cohort studies collaboratively with the Bahlo lab, WEHI, Melbourne. The role also requires the organisation and management of multiple sub-studies. A keen interest in epilepsy genetics is required.
https://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl
Job website: http://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl
Contact name: Lynette Sadleir
Contact email: lynette.sadleir@otago.ac.nz
Senior Bioinformatician @ VIC
Position title: Senior Bioinformatician
Employer: University of Melbourne
Closing date: 18/5/2021
Brief position description: As part of the new University of Melbourne - Illumina Genomics Hub we are looking for a senior bioinformatician to lead the development of methods and workflows for the rapid analysis and management of whole genome, transcriptome and ctDNA sequencing data from cancer patients.
We expect you to have experience with Python, Snakemake or other workflow languages, a solid understanding of programming best practices and ideally familiarity with cloud computing environments. Your responsibilities are flexible and depend on both your interests and expertise. A background in cancer genomics is not a requirement, but you should be passionate about open source software development and establishing a genomics platform to change cancer patient care.
Job website: http://umccr.org/work-with-us/
Contact name: Oliver Hofmann
Contact email: oliver.hofmann@unimelb.edu.au
Laboratory Head | Introducing a new Brain Cancer Centre @ VIC
Position title: Laboratory Head | Introducing a new Brain Cancer Centre
Employer: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)
Closing date: 5pm, Tuesday 11 May 2021
Brief position description: Exciting opportunity for a talented Bioinformatician or Computational Biologist to establish an independent research laboratory in Brain Cancer Research at WEHI, collaborating closely with wet lab and clinical researchers. Full details including how to apply can be found using the link below.
Job website: https://www.wehi.edu.au/laboratory-head-employment-opportunities-introducing-new-brain-cancer-centre
Contact name: Melissa Davis
Contact email: davis.m@wehi.edu.au
CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pathogen Genomics @ NSW
Position title: CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pathogen Genomics
Employer: CSIRO
Closing date: 17th May 2021
Brief position description: The Opportunity
Do you have a PhD in Bioinformatics or Statistical Genetics?
Contribute to impactful research using cloud-based genome analytics
Join CSIRO - Australia’s premier science & technology research organisation
CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.
The Postdoctoral Fellow will be leading the development of platforms and dashboards for the curation and analysis of pathogen genomes, which allows tracking and surveillance to limit the spread of these agents amongst the population. Using new developments in serverless-cloud architecture developed by the AEHRC, these platforms will enable real-time analytics to inform data-driven intervention strategies.
Your duties will include:
Develop innovative concepts, theories, tools and techniques related to cloud-based genome analytics.
Combine phenotype and genomic data to enable better predictions of mutation outcomes.
Develop methods for tracking the spread of mutations throughout populations.
Partner with key stakeholders in the fields of pathogen genomics and genomic tracking to identify gaps in the market.
Job website: https://jobs.csiro.au/job/Sydney%2C-NSW-CSIRO-Postdoctoral-Fellowship-in-Pathogen-Genomics/733969600/
Contact name: Laurence Wilson
Contact email: laurence.wilson@csiro.au
Human Genomics Data Community Coordinator @ VIC
Position title: Human Genomics Data Community Coordinator
Employer: Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Closing date: 28 April 2021
Brief position description: A strategic national approach to genomic information management will be critical for Australia to capitalise on the potential of genomics, to both research and clinical practice. Australian Genomics and Australian BioCommons are committed to progress standardised, accessible and ethical use and reuse of human genomic data that advances clinical/scientific knowledge, and aligns with the expectations of data donors and the public.
The Human Genomics Data Community Coordinator will be a key driver of this activity in Australia: engaging with the genomic data community nationally and internationally; facilitating consultation, communication and education; promoting the evaluation and implementation of international data standards; and ensuring the alignment of key stakeholders for adoption and harmonisation of genomic data approaches.
Job website: https://career10.successfactors.com/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&company=C0007531036P&navBarLevel=JOB%5fSEARCH&rcm%5fsite%5flocale=en%5fGB&career_job_req_id=26619&selected_lang=en_GB&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=aPM0cSVRvc%2f%2bo6MOAIdDL6JVfdEaKQMjbKoZ6%2bIIcRA%3d
Contact name: Tiffany Boughtwood
Contact email: tiffany.boughtwood@mcri.edu.au
Bioinformatics Laboratory Head @ VIC
Position title: Bioinformatics Laboratory Head
Employer: Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Closing date: 16 June 2021
Brief position description: An opportunity is available for a Laboratory Head focused on bioinformatics and computational biology research to join the Bioinformatics Division within Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.
A faculty-level opportunity exists for an accomplished bioinformatician or computational biologist to join the Bioinformatics Division at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. The Division has a record of high-impact research in statistical bioinformatics, cancer genomics and systems biology including the creation of widely-used bioinformatics methodology. We are looking for a new laboratory head who will build on and complement existing strengths. This might include statistical bioinformatics and spatial omics but all areas of bioinformatics will be considered. A joint appointment with the Advanced Technology & Biology Division would be considered favourably depending on the interests of the candidate.
Full details and application process are described at:
https://www.wehi.edu.au/bioinformatics-laboratory-head
Job website: https://www.wehi.edu.au/bioinformatics-laboratory-head
Contact name: Gordon Smyth
Contact email: smyth@wehi.edu.au
Bioinformatics Officer @ VIC
Position title: Bioinformatics Officer
Employer: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Closing date: 18/05/2021
Brief position description: We are seeking a Bioinformatics Officer with a graduate degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Computer Science or Statistics. The Bioinformatics officer will aid in the analysis of single-cell RNAseq, whole-genome sequencing and data from spatial technologies of prostate cancer samples. The overall goal of our team is to understand the heterogeneity of advanced prostate cancer to develop novel treatments and biomarkers. We collaborate widely with clinicians and our projects are strongly translational.
Job website: http://petermac.mercury.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?id=QCtZLjKpJ1A=&jbc=seek
Contact name: Anna Trigos
Contact email: anna.trigos@petermac.org
Senior Research Officer – Sequencing Bioinformatics @ VIC
Position title: Senior Research Officer – Sequencing Bioinformatics
Employer: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Closing date: 29 April 2021
Brief position description: As part of an ambitious 5-year strategy to drive the Institute’s mission to discover new medicines, WEHI Genomics is investing in platforms, staff and R&D across all advanced genomics technologies. Our Senior Sequencing Bioinformatician (new post) will implement computational workflows for sequencing data QC, data processing and routine analysis across all of our platforms and will undertake novel analyses for new assays and platforms in collaboration with our R&D team. This is an exceptional opportunity for an outstanding applicant able to work efficiently and creatively alongside top wet-lab scientists and analysts.
Job website: https://www.wehi.edu.au/senior-research-officer-sequencing-bioinformatics
Contact name: Rory Bowden
Contact email: bowden.r@wehi.edu.au
Academic Specialist - Bioinformatician @ VIC
Position title: Academic Specialist - Bioinformatician
Employer: The University of Melbourne
Closing date: 19 Apr 2021 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Brief position description: The role of Academic Specialist – Bioinformatics combines technical understanding with an ability to bring together software engineers and different research groups to optimise workflows and usage on a range of platforms, such as Galaxy Australia and Portable Pipelines (JANIS). Key requirements of the role are to engage with key users, support the production and availability of tools and workflows, develop and improve user documentation, deliver training workshops, and liaise with the software development team to design new features for a range of research communities.
Job website: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/904562/academic-specialist-bioinformatician
Contact name: Fiona Kerr
Contact email: fiona.kerr@unimelb.edu.au
Research Software Engineer @ VIC
Position title: Research Software Engineer
Employer: WEHI
Closing date: 05/04/2021
Brief position description: An exciting new opportunity exists for a talented research software engineer to work on software tools for functional genomics.
Understanding human genetic variation is a key component of genomic medicine and our ability to treat disease. Multiplexed Assays of Variant Effect (MAVEs) are a family of experiments that allow researchers to simultaneously measure the impact of many thousands of genetic variants in parallel. As with all new approaches for scientific data generation, high-quality data analysis software is an essential.
This is a software engineering role within a computational research group, working in collaboration with international scientists who are generating and using MAVE data. Experience with genomics, biochemistry or bioinformatics data analysis is beneficial but not required.
The successful applicant will have strong software engineering and software development experience, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The role may require working directly with researchers outside of WEHI, including software developers at other sites who are contributing to this and related projects.
This role is available as local or fully remote.
Job website: http://www.wehi.edu.au/research-software-engineer
Contact name: Alan Rubin
Contact email: alan.rubin@wehi.edu.au