Flagship 1 Research Fellow

• Opportunity to advance your research career in inflammation in cancer
• Located at Royal North Shore Hospital
• The Fellowship is tenable for one year

About the opportunity 

Sydney Vital is a Translational Cancer Research Centre based at the Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, in partnership with the Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Macquarie University and Private Hospital, the Mater Hospital and the Sydney Adventist Hospital. Sydney Vital is funded by the Cancer Institute NSW, with the University of Sydney as a co-funder and the administrator of the grant.
 
This Fellowship is co-funded by The Brain Cancer Group (TBCG), based at Royal North Shore and North Shore Private Hospitals. TBCG is focused on improving outcomes for people with brain cancer through patient support, education and research.   

Applications are invited from suitably qualified researchers for a Research Fellowship under Sydney Vital Flagship Program 1: Inflammation. The fellowship will be primarily suited to a postdoctoral researcher with experience in an area relating to brain cancer, organoid or co-culture models for cancer research. The position will be based in the Bill Walsh Laboratory, Kolling Institute under the supervision of the Inflammation Flagship Leaders.  

The Inflammation in Cancer Flagship seeks to explore four main areas:

1. Systemic vs local tumour inflammation
2. Seeking prognostic and predictive inflammatory biomarkers
3. Treatment-related or induced inflammation
4. Amelioration of cancer-related inflammation to improve patient outcomes

This position will establish and characterise mouse and human organoid models of cancer. These model systems will then be used to study how different inflammatory cells influence tumour biology and responses to therapies.

The appointment is expected to be at University of Sydney Level A Academic, Step 6-8, depending on years of postdoctoral experience.

Selection Criteria:

1. Researcher with PhD and experience in cell culture, preferably with primary culture, organoid culture, 3D modelling or stem cell isolation and culture.
2. Experience in cancer, stem cell or inflammation research would be advantageous.
3. Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills
4. Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and interact with the wider hospital community.
   All applications must be submitted on-line. To be considered for this position it is essential that you provide all documents as requested. 

About us

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia’s first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us. 

How to Apply  

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website. 

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  

Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number 287/0219F to apply. 

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
 
Closing date: 11:30pm Sydney time, Wednesday 6 March 2019

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. 

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