Senior Research Assistant, Cell Biology & Immunology

Research Management; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 97,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Research Management is seeking a Senior Research Assistant for a full-time, fixed-term role at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane. You will coordinate lab activities, support studies, and manage daily lab operations to enable high-quality research outputs.

Requirements include an Honours degree in a relevant field and 1+ year of lab experience, with strong cell culture and cloning skills.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in molecular biology, microbiology, cell biology or related discipline.
• At least 1 year lab research experience; ability to perform routine procedures independently.
• Experience in cell culture and molecular cloning; virus culture and confocal microscopy bonus.
• Strong organisation and ability to manage competing laboratory priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate laboratory research activities including mammalian or avian cell culture, cloning, confocal microscopy, RNA processing and analysis, transfection and imaging studies.
• Support the design and delivery of research studies, troubleshoot equipment, contribute to reports, figures, presentations and other outputs.
• Manage day-to-day laboratory operations including ordering, stocktake, equipment and facility upkeep, reagents and databases.
• Maintain high-quality experimental records, data and SOPs, and uphold safe lab practices; represent group on safety and facility committees.

Skills

Lab research

Cell culture

Molecular cloning

Record keeping

Organisational skills

Education

Honours degree

Tools

Confocal microscope

Job description

Research Management is seeking a Senior Research Assistant for a full-time, fixed-term role at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane. You will coordinate lab activities, support studies, and manage daily lab operations to enable high-quality research outputs.

Requirements include an Honours degree in a relevant field and 1+ year of lab experience, with strong cell culture and cloning skills.