BDI Monash University is one of the largest and most successful biomedical research institutes in Australia. The BDI brings together more than 100 teams in a highly interactive environment, with access to truly world-class infrastructures. For details, please look at- https://www.monash.edu/discovery-institute

Our laboratory research interest focuses on- how epigenetic and epi-transcriptomic changes regulate gene expres- sion programs in ES cells, neural stem cells and differentiated cells under normal and pathological conditions, such as, cancers and neurological disorders. We use various experimental approaches including - Cell and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, CRISPRs, CRISPRs screens, ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, m6A RNA-seq, m5C RNA-seq, WGS, ATAC-seq, RRBS, Hi-C, proteomics and bioinformatics.

For research details, please see:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/anatomy/research/epigenetics-and-gene-regulation.html

Job description:

Faculty / Portfolio: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences School of Biomedical Sciences
Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology
Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Three year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $82,645 - $90,646 pa HEW Level 07 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

Education/Qualifications requirement:

-A PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics would be desirable with significant research experience in the field of Bioinformatics, Computational biology, Genomics and Epigenetics/ Epi-transcriptomics -Candidates must have first author/ co-author publications

Knowledge and Skills

-Excellent knowledge and hands on experience in NGS data, particularly- ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, m6A RNA-seq, WGS, ATAC-seq, HiC, SNPs and related genomics datasets
-Able to work independently and in teams
-Candidates should have excellent written and oral communication skills

-High-level of project management skills with a record of successfully coordinating and/or supporting projects -Planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and set and meet deadlines -Ready to handle creative and challenging assignments
-Willing to learn machine or deep learning, developing new bioinformatics tools

-A demonstrated awareness of the principles of confidentiality, privacy and information handling
If you are interested, please send a cover letter, CV and contact information for 3 references via email to me-

Contact: Dr. Partha Pratim Das. PhD (Partha.Das@monash.edu)

Closing Date: 31st Oct 2017