Position title: Bioinformatics Laboratory Head
Employer: Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Closing date: 16 June 2021
Brief position description: An opportunity is available for a Laboratory Head focused on bioinformatics and computational biology research to join the Bioinformatics Division within Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.
A faculty-level opportunity exists for an accomplished bioinformatician or computational biologist to join the Bioinformatics Division at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. The Division has a record of high-impact research in statistical bioinformatics, cancer genomics and systems biology including the creation of widely-used bioinformatics methodology. We are looking for a new laboratory head who will build on and complement existing strengths. This might include statistical bioinformatics and spatial omics but all areas of bioinformatics will be considered. A joint appointment with the Advanced Technology & Biology Division would be considered favourably depending on the interests of the candidate.
Full details and application process are described at:
https://www.wehi.edu.au/bioinformatics-laboratory-head
Job website: https://www.wehi.edu.au/bioinformatics-laboratory-head
Contact name: Gordon Smyth
Contact email: smyth@wehi.edu.au
Bioinformatics Officer @ VIC
Position title: Bioinformatics Officer
Employer: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Closing date: 18/05/2021
Brief position description: We are seeking a Bioinformatics Officer with a graduate degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Computer Science or Statistics. The Bioinformatics officer will aid in the analysis of single-cell RNAseq, whole-genome sequencing and data from spatial technologies of prostate cancer samples. The overall goal of our team is to understand the heterogeneity of advanced prostate cancer to develop novel treatments and biomarkers. We collaborate widely with clinicians and our projects are strongly translational.
Job website: http://petermac.mercury.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?id=QCtZLjKpJ1A=&jbc=seek
Contact name: Anna Trigos
Contact email: anna.trigos@petermac.org
Senior Research Officer – Sequencing Bioinformatics @ VIC
Position title: Senior Research Officer – Sequencing Bioinformatics
Employer: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Closing date: 29 April 2021
Brief position description: As part of an ambitious 5-year strategy to drive the Institute’s mission to discover new medicines, WEHI Genomics is investing in platforms, staff and R&D across all advanced genomics technologies. Our Senior Sequencing Bioinformatician (new post) will implement computational workflows for sequencing data QC, data processing and routine analysis across all of our platforms and will undertake novel analyses for new assays and platforms in collaboration with our R&D team. This is an exceptional opportunity for an outstanding applicant able to work efficiently and creatively alongside top wet-lab scientists and analysts.
Job website: https://www.wehi.edu.au/senior-research-officer-sequencing-bioinformatics
Contact name: Rory Bowden
Contact email: bowden.r@wehi.edu.au
Academic Specialist - Bioinformatician @ VIC
Position title: Academic Specialist - Bioinformatician
Employer: The University of Melbourne
Closing date: 19 Apr 2021 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Brief position description: The role of Academic Specialist – Bioinformatics combines technical understanding with an ability to bring together software engineers and different research groups to optimise workflows and usage on a range of platforms, such as Galaxy Australia and Portable Pipelines (JANIS). Key requirements of the role are to engage with key users, support the production and availability of tools and workflows, develop and improve user documentation, deliver training workshops, and liaise with the software development team to design new features for a range of research communities.
Job website: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/904562/academic-specialist-bioinformatician
Contact name: Fiona Kerr
Contact email: fiona.kerr@unimelb.edu.au
Research Software Engineer @ VIC
Position title: Research Software Engineer
Employer: WEHI
Closing date: 05/04/2021
Brief position description: An exciting new opportunity exists for a talented research software engineer to work on software tools for functional genomics.
Understanding human genetic variation is a key component of genomic medicine and our ability to treat disease. Multiplexed Assays of Variant Effect (MAVEs) are a family of experiments that allow researchers to simultaneously measure the impact of many thousands of genetic variants in parallel. As with all new approaches for scientific data generation, high-quality data analysis software is an essential.
This is a software engineering role within a computational research group, working in collaboration with international scientists who are generating and using MAVE data. Experience with genomics, biochemistry or bioinformatics data analysis is beneficial but not required.
The successful applicant will have strong software engineering and software development experience, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The role may require working directly with researchers outside of WEHI, including software developers at other sites who are contributing to this and related projects.
This role is available as local or fully remote.
Job website: http://www.wehi.edu.au/research-software-engineer
Contact name: Alan Rubin
Contact email: alan.rubin@wehi.edu.au
Computational Biology Lead @ NSW
Position title: Computational Biology Lead
Employer: Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Closing date: 30/4/2021
Brief position description: The Garvan Institute of Medical Research brings together world-leading clinicians and basic and translational researchers to break down barriers between traditional scientific disciplines and find solutions to disease. Founded in 1963, Garvan’s mission is to harness all the information encoded in our genome to better diagnose, treat, predict and prevent disease.
Our scientists work across four intersecting research themes: medical genomics, epigenetics, and cellular genomics; diseases of immunity and inflammation; cancer; and diseases of ageing affecting bone, brain and metabolism. In addition, three major Centres: The Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, the Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics, and the Centre for Population Genomics.
The Opportunity
Through the generous and long-term support of Snow Medical, the Genomic Medicine Lab is launching an ambitious program to understand the clinical impact of both inherited and acquired genetic variation. Drawing upon three core strengths of the Garvan Institute, our focus is to use large-scale population, clinical, and cellular genomics to understand, predict, treat, and prevent disease. A key interest is understanding the impact of clonal haematopoiesis and somatic mutation in diseases of inflammation, ageing, and blindness.
An integral part of our program will be the manipulation of large-scale genomic and clinical datasets, and the application of statistical models to understand the impact of inherited and acquired genetic variation in disease risk.
The Computational Biology Lead will be responsible for developing an analysis strategy for germline and somatic variation calling across very large and diverse genomic datasets, for developing pipelines for clinical association analyses, and for working closely with colleagues in the Centre for Population Genomics (led by Dr Daniel MacArthur) to implement these at scale.
This will be a leadership role, with the opportunity to supervise a team and lead the production of high-impact publications. We are interested in recruiting a talented early career researcher with a commitment to research in the field, with a view to supporting their development as a successful independent researcher.
This will initially be a two year full-time role with a high possibility to extend and is a unique opportunity to develop leadership skills in a new and well-supported environment, performing research with a high potential for clinical impact.
Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience, starting at $96,324 AUD plus 14% superannuation and salary packaging benefits. We are open to sponsoring exceptional international applicants.
Key Responsibilities
Working closely with team members and colleagues in the Centre for Population Genomics and Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics to develop and implement plans for the processing and analysis of germline and somatic variants in large-scale genomic and clinical datasets, and to develop a broader scientific strategy for the team as a whole.
Developing and maintaining computational pipelines, infrastructure, and resources across cloud-based platforms and/or on-premises hardware.
Producing rigorous empirical results, generating publication-quality images and text, and leading the production of peer-reviewed publications.
Building and co-supervising a team of students and junior staff with diverse skills across computational biology.
Presenting research methods and results at national and international conferences.
Producing and submitting fellowship and other funding applications.
About You
In order to be successful in this position, you will demonstrate the following key skills and attributes:
A PhD in computational biology, statistical genetics, cancer genomics, computer science, or a related field with at least 2 to 3 years of relevant postdoctoral research experience
Strong computational and statistical skills, including comfort with complex scientific programming, ideally in R and Python. Direct experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g. GCP, AWS) and large genomic datasets (e.g. UK Biobank, FinnGen) is a plus.
Highly autonomous and self-motivated: able to define and manage the execution of strategies for analysis across a wide range of technical areas, from basic sequence quality control through to analysis of large genomic and clinical datasets.
Excellent written communication skills: demonstrated ability to lead the production of manuscripts, grant and ethics applications, and technical reports.
Excellent verbal communication skills, with an ability to effectively represent the research team internally and externally, including the presentation of research outcomes at national and international conferences.
Highly collaborative: able to build and maintain relationships within and between teams, and comfortable engaging in complex discussions remotely through the use of collaborative tools (e.g. Google Docs/Sheets/Slides, Zoom, Slack). Demonstrated supervisory experience in a research environment a plus.
A problem-solving mentality: able to navigate complex technical obstacles, and work effectively with other team members and colleagues to solve them when needed.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please submit your application with a CV and cover letter stating why you are interested in this role, along with copies of relevant qualifications/academic transcripts and details of at least two referees. We are reviewing applications as they are received.
Visa sponsorships can be considered for exceptional international applicants. If you think you’re the right person for this role, we’d love to hear how your capabilities, achievements and experience set you apart. For any further questions about this role please reach out to talent@garvan.org.au
Job website: http://garvan.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/garvan_institute/job/Sydney/Computational-Biology-Lead_PRF5853-1
Contact name: Michelle Earle
Contact email: talent@garvan.org.au
Bioinformatician post-doc @ University of Minnesota
Position title: Bioinformatician post-doc
Employer: University of Minnesota
Closing date: Soon after selecting good candidate
Brief position description: Bioinformatics:
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Contact name: SUNIL MOR
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Bioinformatics - Microbiome Research Centre @ NSW
Position title: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Bioinformatics - Microbiome Research Centre
Employer: UNSW
Closing date: 11pm, 25th March 2021
Brief position description: Opportunity for an early career researcher to undertake bioinformatic analysis and interpretation of data across a large number of research projects at the Microbiome Research Centre (MRC).
1-year Fixed-term, Full-time (35 hr/week) opportunity based at St George Hospital in Sydney.
Job website: https://external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/501320/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-bioinformatics-microbiome-research-centre
Contact name: Merita O'Connell
Bioinformatics Research Officer @ NSW
Position title: Bioinformatics Research Officer
Employer: University of Sydney
Closing date: 31 March 2021
Brief position description: The Bioinformatics Research Officer will join the newly established Ancestry & Health Genomics Laboratory at the Charles Perkins Centre, as an active research member of the University of Sydney’s School of Medical Sciences (SoMS), while working closely with his/her lab affiliates at the Laboratory for Human Comparative and Prostate Cancer Genomics located at The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, as part of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.
This newly funded project is aimed at identifying mutational signatures of persistent endocrine disrupting pollutants driving aggressive prostate cancer. The project is prefaced on the hypothesis that environmental carcinogens have left an ‘exposure record’ identifiable as mutational signatures (patterns of genomic variation) in the genomes of exposed tumours. The aim, to use genome profiling and multi-omic synergistic interrogation, to identify a carcinogenic agent driving global disparities in aggressive prostate cancer.
The Bioinformatics Research Officer will focus on the implementation and development of statistical/computational tools to analyse next-generation sequencing (NGS) data to identify somatic variations associated with prostate cancer outcomes, global health disparity and carcinogenic drivers. You will be responsible for the analyses of cancer genome samples sequenced for the purposes of this project. This includes the maintenance, benchmarking, and continuous improvement of our analysis pipelines, as well as participation in the downstream analyses and interpretation, presentation and publications. The successful candidate will apply and implement various tools and algorithms to analyse cancer sequencing data, collaborate with Laboratory Team members to develop new tools and analytics, while taking a lead on moving new projects forward with regards to the integration of multi-omic datasets that will resonate from this project. The successful candidate will report directly to the Laboratory Head.
Job website: http://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE
Contact name: Vanessa Hayes
Contact email: v.hayes@garvan.org.au
Research Officer @ NSW
Position title: Research Officer
Employer: Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Closing date: 2/04/2021
Brief position description: The Opportunity
We are seeking a fresh PhD graduate to join our recently established Gut omics group at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. In this role, you will integrate single-cell transcriptomics and computational analysis technologies to investigate the cellular environments underpinning inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and intestinal cancer. We recently uncovered complex spatial zonation of immune cells and microbiota in the healthy human colon (James et al, Nat. Immunol, 2020) and described the cellular networks underpinning recruitment and organisation of immune cells into the gut in paediatric Crohn’s disease.
We aim to build on these findings in IBD, but we also welcome your creative input and will encourage you to apply for independent research fellowships to support your career progression. You will have research independence and benefit from support and mentorship from a world-class research and technical team in single cell genomics offered by the Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics.
This is a two year full-time, fixed term position with the possibility to extend. This role reports to Dr. Kylie James, Group Leader, Immunogenomics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Garvan.
Key Responsibilities
Conceiving, designing and carrying out single-cell experiments in line with the research theme.
Computational analysis of single cell datasets.
Collaborating closely with clinicians and members of the Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics.
Collecting and processing patients’ samples in a reasonable timeframe.
Producing results, generating publication-quality images and text, and leading the development of peer-reviewed publications.
Presenting research methods and results at national and international conferences.
Producing and submitting fellowship and other funding applications.
Engaging within the team and with supervisors at weekly meetings.
Keeping up-to-date with safety training.
About You
In order to be successful in this position, you will demonstrate the following key skills and attributes:
A PhD in Cellular Biology, Computational Biology or a related field.
Experience with cellular analysis techniques including flow cytometry, cell sorting using FACS and MACS, gene and protein expression analysis, microscopic imaging, histology, pathology, gene profiling.
Experience with one or more programming languages (R/Python) is required.
Highly collaborative, being able to build and maintain scientific relationships within the team; comfortable engaging with complex discussions through remote means.
Outstanding communication skills, including both oral and written presentation for a variety of audiences, being able to present research data at national/ international scientific conferences and to contribute to and lead papers, grants, and technical reports.
Highly organised with the ability to work effectively within a team and independently.
Willingness to learn new wet-lab and computational analysis skills.
Ability to work in a highly interdisciplinary environment and drive scientific and technical innovation with other members of the group, the research community and public.
Previous experience with scientific and medical writing and publications in peer-reviewed journals.
How to Apply
We are open for AU/NZ or overseas talent. We are actively looking to hire for this role and will be reviewing applications as received. Candidates are encouraged to submit their application along with a cover letter attached with the CV as one document, as soon as possible. If you think you’re the right person for this role, don’t delay. We’d love to hear how your capabilities, achievements and experience set you apart.
Job website: https://garvan.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/garvan_institute/job/Sydney/Research-Officer--RO-_PRF5835-1
Contact name: Michelle Earle
Contact email: talent@garvan.org.au