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YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE
RESEARCH ASSISTANT - HARVEY LABORATORY
Fixed Term (12 month), Full-Time Role
The Harvey Laboratory is looking to employ a motivated Research Assistant to study the role of the Hippo pathway in organ size control and cancer, using the vinegar fly Drosophila.
The person will be highly organized and capable of working in an independent manner within an existing team. The person will work directly with postdoctoral fellows and support their research.
Remuneration as per Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021 – 2026. Research Assistant Level A (1RA2) $75,743.20 per annum to (1RA6) $87,521.20 per annum.
Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.
For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary. Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.
Hiring Manager: Prof. Kieran Harvey
Email: *************@petermac.org
Phone: 03 8559 7***
Applications Close: 11:59pm Wednesday 17 April 2024.
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Position Summary
The successful applicant will be part of a team studying the role of the Hippo pathway in organ size control and cancer, using the vinegar fly Drosophila.
Tasks will include but not be limited to:
• Drosophila husbandry
• Drosophila genetics
• Drosophila tissue dissections annd processing
• Analysis of fixed Drosophila tissues using different types of microscopy
• Analysis of live Drosophila tissues using different types of microscopy
• Drosophila media preparation
• Data analysis
• Data recording
• Ordering of reagents
The person will be highly organized and capable of working in an independent manner within an existing team. The person will work directly with postdoctoral fellows and support their research.
Enterprise Agreement
Allied Health Professionals
Classification or Salary Range
1RA2-1RA6
Immunisation Risk Category
Category C: Position within a non-clinical setting.
Key Relationships
Internal
• Professor Kieran Harvey, members of the Harvey lab and the Organogenesis and Cancer program
• Staff members of Research Core Facilities
• Cancer Research Division staff and students
External
• Staff and students from other research institutes
Skills
Essential Requirements
• B.Sc. Hons (or equivalent experience) or Masters or PhD in cell biology, developmental biology or genetics
• Experience in Drosophila genetics and husbandry
• Experience in imaging Drosophila tissues (both live and fixed)
• High level organisational skills, with demonstrated capacity to establish and achieve goals
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Highly motivated
• Flexibility and ability to develop new skills
• Attention to detail
Desirable Requirements
• Experience in molecular biology
Key Accountabilities
Key Accountabilities
Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators
1. Conduct experiments
• Carry out experiments that fulfil the aims of the project
• Careful and precise experimental technique
• Accurate analysis and interpretation of experiment results.
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Willingness to learn
• Well developed organizational skills and planning of experiments
• Ability to readily learn new techniques
• To assist as directed in research experiments with other research personnel
• High level of integrity and ethics
2. Communication of research outcomes
• Demonstrated evidence of a team player
• Participate in lab meetings
• Presentation of research results at lab meetings
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to prepare data for manuscripts
3. Foster a good working relationship with colleagues
• Development of good working relationships with others both within the laboratory and within the Research Division
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a research team
• Help with general laboratory maintenance and undertaking fair share of laboratory chores
• Assistance to others in the lab when needed
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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Peter Mac requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this requirement.
WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC
- Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
- Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
- We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.
