Postdoctoral Fellow
Job no: 541654
Work type: Full Time
Location: Sydney, NSW
Categories: Post Doctoral Research Associate
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At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work.
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated post-doctoral fellow to join an Australian Research Council-funded project, to build the ‘super-ribosome’. The project aims to understand the post-translational modifications present on ribosomes, across the tree of life, and investigate whether such modifications could be used to improve the capacity of a cell to make proteins under certain stress conditions.
In this role, you will be responsible for conducting in-depth proteomic analyses of ribosomes from a range of species, with a focus on their post-translational modifications. Novel post-translational modifications will have cognate enzymes cloned and then investigated for their capacity to modify a model ribosome and modulate function.
You will be based in the School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Science at UNSW Sydney. ...
About the role
- $113K - $121K plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
- Fixed Term – 18 months (or to June 2028)
- Full time (35 hours per week)
The role reports to Professor Marc Wilkins and has no direct reports.
Specific responsibilities for this role include:
- Contribute independently or as a team member in collaborative research of very high quality.
- Use molecular biology, proteome analysis and protein translation assays techniques to execute research.
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About the successful applicant (Selection Criteria)
To be successful in this role you will have:
- A PhD in biochemistry, molecular biology or related discipline.
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