Research Fellow - Structural Virology Lab

Job No.: 664275

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time 

Duration: 12-month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $78,120 - $106,022 pa Level A / $111,603 - $132,529 pa Level B (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

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Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities. 

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The Opportunity

The Structural Virology lab recently elucidated elusive structures of viruses causing disease in insects and humans. The unexpected architecture of these viral pathogens posed key new questions on how they assemble such complex infectious particles. The Research Fellow position is an opportunity to lead a research project aiming to answer these key questions using cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography and/or molecular modelling as the main approaches. Ultimately, the research aims to elucidate biological mechanisms unique in the virus world, and guide the design of new biotech and biomedical tools.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Proactively undertaking a range of research and contributing to the production of conference papers and publications from that research
• Co-supervising, or where appropriate, supervising, major honours or postgraduate research projects within the field of the research
• Occasionally preparing research-related material for teaching or other purposes
• Monitoring administrative functions in the area of expertise
• Attending meetings associated with research or the work of the organisational unit to which the research is connected

The successful candidates will demonstrate expertise in cryo-electron microscopy and a strong interest in molecular virology - or vice versa. Outstanding candidates with other areas of expertise related to structural biology will be considered. These positions are suited to highly motivated individuals who have completed a doctoral qualification in biochemistry, structural biology or virology, or an honours degree in the relevant discipline and/or progress towards a doctorate in the relevant discipline.

The Structural Virology lab has access to a state-of-the-art cryo-EM facility within Monash University and to high-quality beamlines at the neighbouring Australian Synchrotron.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

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Monash avidly supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents. 

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Your application must address the selection criteria. Please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.

Enquiries

Professor Fasséli Coulibaly, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, +61 9902 9225

Position Description

 Research Fellow - Structural Virology Lab - Level A

 Research Fellow - Structural Virology Lab - Level B

Closing Date

Sunday 12 May 2024, 11:55pm AEST