Research Fellow (Population Geneticist) - [Archived Advertisement]

Pathobiology

Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences

Salary: $64,863 - $88,016 p.a.plus 9.5% superannuation

The University of Melbourne has affirmed its position as the number one university in Australia, and remains among the fastest-rising research universities in the world's top 100, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). It is counted among the best universities in the world – 33 by the Times Higher Education (THE) and 32 by the US News and World Report Rankings. Please refer to Tradition of Excellence for further information.

The Research Fellow (Population Genetics) will join a research group with the research laboratory located in the Parkville Precinct a Biomedical Research Hub in Victoria, Australia - a vibrant research community consisting of numerous internationally prominent research institutes, hospitals and biomedical companies. With exceptional infrastructure, the University promotes world-class collaborative research in the life sciences and biomedicine. The research program utilises advanced genomic sequencing and bioinformatic technologies to explore the population biology of parasitic worms of major human health importance, including Schistosoma. 

This project provides a unique avenue toward developing radically new approaches for the control of flatworms, built on a deep knowledge and understanding of flatworm molecular biology.

Close date:  19 May 2016

For position information and to apply online go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers, click on the relevant option (Current Staff or Prospective Staff), and search under the job title or job number 0040676.