Position title: Bioinformatics Research Officer / Senior Research Officer
Employer: WEHI
Closing date: 07/07/2023
Brief position description: An excellent opportunity is available for a Bioinformatics Research Officer / Senior Research Officer to work on spatial omics as part of the Advanced Technology and Biology Division and Bioinformatics Division (Phipson Lab) at Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.
WEHI is building on its reputation for excellence in advanced technologies with the development of a nationally leading centre for spatial omics and the acquisition of multiple new technologies in a highly collaborative and open framework.
In conjunction with the Bioinformatics Division and many scientific collaborators, the Advanced Genomics Facility at WEHI comes to grips with data from many cutting-edge technologies, and ground-breaking projects, every day.
In this role, you will share in the analysis of data from experiments in single-cell and spatial omics, applying rigorous principles and using the latest computational and statistical approaches.
You will combine contributions to many diverse projects, taking on experimental design, trouble-shooting and data evaluation in a close partnership with our laboratory team, with a more prominent role in developing methodologies or the detailed analysis of selected key projects.
The role is pivotal in building closer links between technology and analytical streams at WEHI and designed to suit someone keen to work in one of the most dynamic areas of bioscience, looking either to build on a recent PhD by gaining a lot of experience quickly (RO) or who has substantial existing experience in computational data analysis but may wish to enter a new and dynamic field (SRO).
This post could lead to either fully research-driven or staff-scientist career pathways.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Data analysis on a variety of fast-developing spatial omics technologies available at WEHI including 10x Visium, 10x Xenium, BGI STOmics, and Vizgen MERSCOPE.
- Leveraging and integrating the analysis of spatial omics data from different platforms and with other omics data types (e.g., single-cell RNA-sequencing).
- Collaborative analyses with wet-lab and clinical researchers.
- Communicating analysis results and methodologies to technical and non-technical researchers.
- Developing statistical and computational methods to enable these analyses.
- Benchmarking of technologies and analysis methods to develop technology recommendations and best-practice data analysis workflows.
Selection Criteria
- PhD or equivalent in statistics/bioinformatics (or other relevant disciplines) with a strong interest in biological research. Research experience is advantageous.
- Demonstratable knowledge and experience in a data analysis programming language (e.g., R, Python).
- Ability to work independently and in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Effective time management skills and ability to work on several projects in parallel.
- Strong communication skills, written and oral, and an ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical researchers.
- A basic understanding of molecular biology and sequencing is highly desirable.
This position is available for an initial period of 2 years in a full-time or near-full-time capacity. Salary is RO/SRO ($105,555-$125,339).
Contact name: Peter Hickey
Contact email: hickey@wehi.edu.au