Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Griffith University, Institute for Glycomics
Overview:
Melioidosis is a potentially fatal disease endemic in northern Australia and South East Asia and other tropical areas. It is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, with infections occurring from the environment. The melioidosis research group, within the Institute for Glycomics, seeks a person with a background in microbiology to play a key role in a research project which aims to understand the process of infection, using a mouse model of human melioidosis, and to identify bacterial factors involved in establishing and maintaining infection. The position is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
This is a fixed term (3 years), full time position based at the Gold Coast campus.
The role:
This position will support the Chief Investigators and will entail animal studies, immunohistological techniques, molecular biology and immunology. The research will identify elements of bacterial virulence and routes of infection in mice which, like most mammals, are naturally susceptible to meliodosis. A particular focus of the project is infection of the brain (neurological melioidosis in humans) and the upper respiratory tract.
The person:
The successful candidate will have a PhD in an aspect of microbiology preferably with experience in one or more of the following areas of expertise: animal models of infection, molecular biology, sectioning and immunohistology and immunology. The person will be able to work as a team and also independently in designing and executing experiments.
Salary range:
Research Fellow Grade 1: $70,249 - $72,831 per annum. Salary package including 17% employer superannuation contribution:
$82,191 - $ 85,212 per annum.
Further information:
Obtain the position description and application requirements via the University website at http://jobs.griffith.edu.au
For position queries, contact Professor Ifor Beacham, Institute for Glycomics on +61 (0) 7 5552 8185
For application queries, contact Ms Phillipa Bowe, Recruitment Officer
on +61 (0) 7 3735 6617 .
Closing date: 16 January 2012 4.30pm AEST.