Postdoc: Stem Cell Genomics & Population Genetics

University of Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

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Flexible working

Internal vacancies

Job summary

University of Queensland invites applications for a full-time fixed-term scientist to lead population-scale iPSC culture and single-cell profiling projects in the Context-dependent Genetics Lab. The role emphasizes designing complex stem cell experiments, developing reproducible protocols and contributing to publications and translations with a collaborative team.

The successful candidate will mentor students, work across disease systems and colleagues, and engage in partnerships with industry

Qualifications

• Completion, or near completion, of a PhD in Stem Cell Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Cell Biology, Computational Biology or a closely related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design, lead and troubleshoot large-scale stem cell experiments including population-scale iPSC culture, differentiation and single-cell profiling.
• Mentor junior researchers and students in stem cell culture and experimental design; support Honours and higher degree by research students.
• Foster a safe, inclusive and collegial laboratory environment; develop partnerships with industry, government and the broader research community.

Skills

Stem cell culture

Single-cell sequencing

Bioinformatics

Python

R

Collaboration

Mentoring

Communication

Education

PhD in Stem Cell Biology or related

Computational Biology training

Tools

Organoids

Single-cell data analysis

Job description

University of Queensland invites applications for a full-time fixed-term scientist to lead population-scale iPSC culture and single-cell profiling projects in the Context-dependent Genetics Lab. The role emphasizes designing complex stem cell experiments, developing reproducible protocols and contributing to publications and translations with a collaborative team.

The successful candidate will mentor students, work across disease systems and colleagues, and engage in partnerships with industry