MOSH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Multi-omics for Assembly and Functionality of Insect Gut Microbiomes - [Archived Advertisement]

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The Opportunity

• Do you have a PhD in a relevant discipline area, such as Functional Genomics, Metagenomics, Systems Biology or similar?
• Develop a framework for predictive functionality and designed interventions that can be applied more broadly across other species to produce beneficial outcomes for Australia
• Join CSIRO and work on frontier science that underpins innovation for industry in Australia

CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system. 

The position will be part of the CSIRO’s Microbiomes for One Systems Health - Future Science Platform (FSP). CSIRO FSPs work on frontier science that underpins innovation to support and develop industries for Australia. 

The Microbiome FSP is developing new understanding of microbiome connectivity across the environment to human continuum and how system perturbations impact on microbiome functionality, diversity and systems health. A key objective is to capture greater benefit from microbiome interactions through more informative and predictive frameworks for functionality and by targeted interventions. Capacity to directly manipulate microbiomes across hosts and environments will provide new opportunities for bio-based solutions to be developed and applied to improve host and environmental health and for increased benefit to plants, animals and humans.
 

This is an exciting opportunity for a CERC Fellow to exploit the experimental manipulability of insects and use integrated multi-omics to provide a clear view of the molecular mechanisms and functions that confer selective benefits to insect hosts as targets for maintenance or manipulation. The successful candidate will have access to managed colonies of a range of insect species of industrial, commercial, and ecological importance, including black soldier fly and dung beetles. This position will develop a generalisable framework for predictive functionality and designed interventions in one or more species that can be applied more broadly across other species to produce beneficial outcomes for Australia.

Further information: https://research.csiro.au/microbiome/

Your duties will include:

• Designing and leading the experimental program, generate relevant multi-omics data and perform bioinformatics analyses to uncover insect microbiome assembly and functionality with support from the senior research team.
• Defining cross-system connectivity through exploring exchange of microbiome components between host and their environment.
• Identifying molecular mechanisms and functions that confer selective benefits to insect hosts as targets for maintenance or manipulation.
• Establishing key insects as model systems for functional prediction and deliberate intervention
• Carrying out innovative, impactful research of strategic importance to CSIRO that will, where possible, lead to novel and important scientific outcomes.
• Recognising and utilising opportunities for innovation and the generation of new theoretical perspectives, and progress opportunities for the further development or creation of new lines of research
• Utilising design thinking methodology to plan and prepare research proposals, and apply impact methodology to research projects

Location: Canberra, ACT or Brisbane, QLD
Salary: AU$89k - AU$98k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 76727

To be considered you will need:

• A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as Functional Genomics, Metagenomics, Systems Biology, or a related field.

Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (full-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience.

• Demonstrated experience in host or microbial multi-omics data generation, particularly (meta)transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics.
• Demonstrated ability to develop experimental plans, originality in solving problems and pursue innovative research approaches, including the ability & willingness to incorporate novel ideas and approaches into scientific investigations.
• Demonstrated proficiency in bioinformatics, including in one or more scripting or programming languages.
• Demonstrated ability to meet performance deadlines under minimal supervision, and to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary, regionally dispersed research team to achieve shared goals through cooperation.

For full details about this role please view the Position Description

Eligibility

To be eligible to work in CSIRO you must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or either hold, or be able to obtain, a valid working visa, and be able to commence employment by June 2022.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent. Additional integrity checks may be required for specific roles which require security clearance for working with children, Australian Government cybersecurity requirements or other identified security roles.

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How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role. In your cover letter, please provide a response addressing each of the essential and desirable selection criteria in the Position Description, individually under separate headings. The cover letter (including selection criteria) is to be no more than 4 pages.

Previous applicants need not re-apply.

Applications Close

07 December 2021, 11:00pm ADST