Position title: GROUP LEADER – COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

Employer: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Closing date: 1 June 2023

Brief position description: We are recruiting up to two Group Leaders to increase the capacity and efficiency of our “discovery to translation” cancer research pipeline. We have a specific focus on building and expanding our Computational Biology Program that uses mathematics, statistics and computing to generate new discoveries in cancer. There are strong synergies between researchers in this program and the other research programs at Peter Mac that provide a breadth of collaborative opportunities for the new appointee. The Group Leader will develop and lead a team conducting internationally significant and innovative research to enhance our understanding of cancer development from fundamental biological principles of cancer to progression, evolution and translation into clinical practice.

The Group Leader is responsible for ensuring that their group’s financial and operational processes are sustainable and in accordance with regulatory, commercial and ethical obligations. They will be driven to achieve excellence in research outputs, mentorship and make a significant contribution to the local, national and international scientific communities.

Appointments will be considered at the level of new group leader (Level C) through to experienced Associate Professor (Level D).

Job website: http://careers.petermac.org/job/MELBOURNE-Group-Leader-VIC-3000/937192610/

Contact name: Alicia Oshlack

Contact email: Alicia.Oshlack@petermac.org