At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative research on urinary tract diseases and develop advanced experimental techniques.
- Company: Join the University of Sydney, a global leader in medical sciences.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for collaboration.
- Other info: Dynamic research environment with excellent career growth and networking opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in medical research and contribute to groundbreaking discoveries.
- Qualifications: PhD in immunology or related field with hands-on research experience.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
Full time, fixed term for 12 months with the possibility for extension (up to 2 years).
Exciting opportunity to be a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Immunology and Urinary Tract Disease within the School of Medical Sciences based at The Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown Campus. Base Salary starting from $117,936 + 17% superannuation.
The School of Medical Sciences is recognised as one of the leading centres for medical science in the world. Our team of researchers lead key internationally competitive research from molecules to medicines, from patient to policy across a range of therapeutic areas.
The Urinary Tract Disease Research Group is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our growing research program investigating chronic and severe urinary tract diseases. Led by Dr Malcolm Starkey, the team combines immunology, microbiology, preclinical disease modelling and translational research approaches to better understand the mechanisms underlying urinary tract diseases to inform future diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in immunology and host-pathogen interactions, and an interest in applying multi-omics approaches to better understand the biological pathways driving urinary tract disease.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Design, conduct and lead laboratory-based research projects investigating urinary tract disease.
- Employ and further develop advanced experimental techniques including immunology, molecular biology, biomarker discovery and preclinical disease models.
- Analyse and interpret complex experimental datasets and contribute to high-quality research outputs and publications.
- Assist with the supervision and mentoring of honours, PhD and research students.
- Contribute to grant applications, ethics submissions and research reporting.
- Establish and maintain productive collaborations with academic, clinical and industry stakeholders.
- Present research findings at local seminars, national conferences and international scientific meetings.
- Undertake administrative activities and contribute to school and faculty initiatives as appropriate.
- Foster a positive and inclusive research culture that values collaboration, innovation and excellence.
- Support and contribute to the strategic priorities of the school, faculty and university.
- Undertake other duties and projects appropriate to the classification of the role.
About you:
- PhD in immunology or a closely related biomedical discipline (e.g. microbiology, molecular biology, biomedical science, medical science).
- Extensive hands-on experience with mouse models of disease, including experimental design, complex animal procedures, disease phenotyping, tissue collection and downstream analyses.
- Demonstrated expertise in immunology, host-pathogen interactions, inflammation, infectious disease biology.
- Demonstrated experience conducting independent biomedical research to completion.
- Strong publication record relative to career stage.
- Demonstrated experience with extensive laboratory techniques relevant to molecular, cellular and translational biomedical research.
- Strong analytical, organisational, time and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including scientific writing and presentation experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and within a multidisciplinary research team.
- Highly developed bioinformatics expertise in one or more of the following areas: single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), spatial transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics.
- Experience establishing, maintaining and interrogating organoid systems or advanced 3-dimensional epithelial cell culture models.
- Experience in the histological and histopathological assessment of mouse tissues and biospecimens, including tissue processing, sectioning, staining, imaging and quantitative analysis.
- Experience with confocal microscopy and quantitative image analysis.
- Experience with flow cytometric characterisation of immune cells in tissues.
- Experience with supervising undergraduate or postgraduate research students.
- Experience developing collaborations with academic, clinical or industry partners.
- Experience contributing to competitive grant, fellowship or other funding applications.
About the research group:
The urinary tract disease research group investigates the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections and cystinuria. Our research combines innovative preclinical models, human cohorts and multidisciplinary approaches to address major unmet needs in urinary tract disease.
The successful candidate will join a dynamic and expanding research environment with excellent opportunities for scientific development, collaboration, networking and career progression.
Work Rights: you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Research Associate in Sydney employer: Times Higher Education
The University of Sydney is an exceptional employer, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, offering a culturally safe and inclusive environment that fosters professional growth and community engagement. With generous benefits such as cultural leave, flexible working arrangements, and access to Indigenous professional development programs, employees are empowered to make meaningful contributions to Indigenous health education and scholarship. Joining this prestigious institution means being part of a dedicated community committed to advancing health equity and improving outcomes for First Nations peoples.
