Diversity And Inclusion At Unimelb
perinatal research
Laboratoryresearchassistant
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“Laboratory research assistant at Diversity And Inclusion At Unimelb. Skills: Extracellular vesicle research methods, Molecular biology, Cell culture, Western blotting, qRT-PCR, Data management, REDCap. 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.
Troubleshooting; Shared problem-solving
Immunisation requirements for hospital-based perinatal laboratory research, Working with Children Check for hospital-based perinatal laboratory research, Flexible hours requirements for hospital-based perinatal laboratory research, Must have current valid 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; Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary, multi-site teams; Contributing constructively to meetings and shared problem-solving
Process & Methodology
Manage multiple experiments and administrative tasks concurrently, Meet competing deadlines
Full Job Description
**Role type: **Part-Time (0.5 FTE); Fixed Term, 1 year **Location:** Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg **Faculty: **Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS)**** **Department:** Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health **Salary:** Level A $87,266 - $118,416 (pro rata) plus 17% super * NHMRC-funded translational perinatal research program / cutting-edge extracellular vesicle and multi-omics techniques / supportive, flexible, clinician-scientist led team * Apply now to grow your molecular research career while improving outcomes for babies affected by congenital infection. * Investing in you – 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities. **The University of Melbourne** We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. [ _Discover more via our website._](https://about.unimelb.edu.au/) **Your next career opportunity** In this role, you will drive laboratory experiments that uncover how congenital infections affect fetal development. You will refine skills in extracellular vesicle methods, molecular biology and data management within a perinatal research group. **What you will deliver:** * Perform and optimise laboratory techniques, including extracellular vesicle research methods, cell culture, Western blotting and qRT-PCR. * Process, catalogue and store human tissue and biofluid samples in line with ethical approvals and biosafety requirements. * Maintain accurate experiment records, sample workflows and REDCap databases, supporting robust analyses and high-quality research outputs. * Contribute to experiment planning, troubleshooting, interpretation of results and preparation of figures for presentations and publications. * Engage with multidisciplinary collaborators across hospital and university sites, actively participating in meetings, training and
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