Diversity And Inclusion At Unimelb

perinatal research

Laboratoryresearchassistant

$87–118k Heidelberg, Australia PART TIME
The Brief

“Laboratory research assistant at Diversity And Inclusion At Unimelb. Skills: Extracellular vesicle research methods, Molecular biology, Cell culture, Western blotting, qRT-PCR. Perform and optimise laboratory techniques. Process, catalogue and store human tissue and biofluid samples”

What You'll Achieve.

Improving outcomes for babies affected by congenital infection; Supporting robust analyses; High-quality research outputs

Industry & Context.

perinatal research
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Shared problem-solving

Eligibility Requirements

Immunisation requirements for hospital-based perinatal laboratory research, Working with Children Check, Flexible hours requirements for hospital-based perinatal laboratory research, Work rights for Australia

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BSc (Honours) or equivalent in biological or biomedical sciences, Relevant laboratory research experience, Proficiency in cell and molecular biology techniques, including Western blotting, qRT-PCR and mammalian cell culture, Ability to manage multiple experiments and administrative tasks concurrently, using organisational skills to meet competing deadlines, Ability to use spreadsheets, REDCap, image analysis and statistical software to collate, manage and summarise research data accurately, Ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary, multi-site teams, contributing constructively to meetings and shared problem-solving, Immunisation, Working with Children Check and flexible hours requirements for hospital-based perinatal laboratory research, Current valid work rights for Australia

Nice to Have

Extracellular vesicle research methods, Molecular biology, Data management

What You'll Do.

Perform and optimise laboratory techniques

catalogue and store human tissue and biofluid samples

Maintain accurate experiment records

sample workflows and REDCap databases

Contribute to experiment planning

interpretation of results and preparation of figures for presentations and publications

Engage with multidisciplinary collaborators across hospital and university sites

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Engage with multidisciplinary collaborators across hospital and university sites; Actively participating in meetings, training and safety compliance; Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary, multi-site teams; Contributing constructively to meetings and shared problem-solving

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