Position title: Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Researcher

Employer: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Closing date: 24/01/2022

Brief position description: The Oshlack research group is offering an exciting opportunity to join the bioinformatics group in the Computational Biology Program at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. The Oshlack group works on computational and statistical methods development as well as collaborative analysis with a strong focus on transcriptomics.

The candidate will work on the analysis of data from cutting edge technologies, specifically long read sequencing, single cell sequencing technologies and the combination of the two. The position will involve understanding the strengths and limitations of the technologies and how to extract the most interesting information form the data. In addition, the candidate will likely develop computational and statistical approaches for data analysis which can be generalised in software. The position will involve the analysis of real data sets generated by collaborators within and outside the PeterMac. Analysis will have the aim of producing deeper insights and understanding into the drivers and outcomes in cancer development and progression. The successful candidate should hold a PhD in a quantitative field such as bioinformatics, computational biology, statistics, computer science, physics or mathematics. The candidate will be expected to have excellent organizational and time management skills, and a high level of interpersonal skills.

This position is an opportunity for the successful candidate to bring experience from a previous field and use it to further develop skills and knowledge in the computational biology field specifically related to cancer transcriptomics and tumour biology. The candidate will join a dynamic and supportive team of scientist within the research group and the institute.

This position is fixed term full-time for 24 months with the possibility of extension. Consideration will be given for suitable applicants looking for a part-time position.

Job website: https://petermac.mercury.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?id=Exmt33nMdsM=&jbc=ere

Contact name: Alicia Oshlack

Contact email: alicia.oshlack@petermac.org