Employer: The University of Melbourne

Closing date: Extended closing date 28/1/2020

Brief position description: We are seeking a highly motivated post-doctoral researcher with expertise in genetic epidemiology to join the research program of Dr Sarah Dunstan at the Doherty Institute, which focuses on the human and pathogen genomics of infectious diseases. Our research utilises genomic technology to interrogate pathogen and host genome variation in tuberculosis and typhoid fever, to acquire critical new knowledge that can be exploited to develop essential new tools for disease control.

The overall objective of the position is to investigate tuberculosis and typhoid fever, by focusing on human genetic susceptibility to disease and vaccination, as well as integrated approaches of host-pathogen genomic analysis. The research fellow would be required to work on existing and future datasets generated by the Dunstan group, using a range of statistical and computational methods. These datasets are aligned to a number of large-scale collaborative projects which will require the applicant to work with colleagues in Australia and internationally.

Job website: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/901714/research-fellow-genetic-epidemiology

Contact name: Sarah Dunstan

Contact email: sarah.dunstan@unimelb.edu.au