CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation): Postdoctoral Fellow - Functional Genomics

  • Great opportunity to work in  state-of-the-art genomics-based assays
  • Offering outstanding career development and professional support
  • Join CSIRO - Australia's premier science & technology research organisation 

The Position
An exciting opportunity exists to join a dynamic team at CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. Successful applicants will work with leaders in the field of science and receive personal development and learning opportunities.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will undertake independent and innovative research which aims to identify candidate functional marker genes for existing and emerging biogeochemical processes; assemble and maintain databases of marker genes and develop high throughput molecular tools based on marker genes, to interrogate the microbial community involved in key processes

Specifically you will:

  • Liaise with a wide range of other scientists, including biogeochemists, modellers and environmental genomics team members, to identify biogeochemical cycles of interest
  • Interrogate publically available metagenomic databases and use a variety of methods to identify putative functional genes for use as targets for monitoring biogeochemical cycles
  • Identify unique genomic elements (that can be used to design probes/primers) for functional genes and build extensive and comprehensive databases of functional genes from a range of environments (based on public databases of conventional and next generation sequencing as well as in-house datasets)
  • Regularly reviewing relevant literature and patents and co-developing IP portfolio through development of innovative concepts.
  • Producing high quality scientific and technical outputs including journal articles, conference papers and presentations, patents and technical reports.

Location:  Hobart, Tasmania
Salary:     $81K to $88K plus up to 15.4% Superannuation
Ref No:    TAS13/02761
Tenure:    3 years

To be successful you will have:

  • A PhD, or will shortly satisfy the requirements for a PhD degree, in Molecular Biology, Genomics, Bioinformatics or a related field.
  • Experience in analysis and/or annotation of genomic and metagenomic sequence data for metabolically-relevant genes using a range of tools (e.g. IMG,  Genemark, Glimmer, megan4 etc)
  • A high level of computer competency, experience with programming and informatics platforms such as R, python and Perl.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and apply novel bioinformatics methodology
  • Ability to work with a broad range of people from varying research backgrounds and evidence of strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to publish the results of scientific research in scientific journals.

Who we are: The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is one of the largest and most diverse scientific organisations in the world. By igniting the creative spirit of our people, we deliver great science and innovative solutions that benefit industry, society and the environment.

Applications Close:  1 September 2013

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