Organisation : Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Location : Melbourne (Clayton)
Work type : Full-time
Profession : Healthcare & Medical
Sector : Research / Medical Research
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : $93,137
Application closing date : 27 Sep, 2024
About the organisation
We are a global bioscience medical research leader, Hudson Institute advances healthcare through ground-breaking, collaborative medical research discoveries and their translation into real-world impact. Our research programs deliver in five areas of medical need: Inflammation, Cancer, Reproductive health, Newborn health and Hormones and health. Hudson is a community of researchers, students and professional service staff who work towards achieving discoveries that improve human health. We are driven by our values such as Excellence, Innovation, Partnerships, and Community. We are committed to making a positive difference to the lives of people in Australia and around the world.
We offer:
- A proud Certified Family Friendly Workplace!
- Flexible working Arrangements
- Paid parental leave
- Onsite Childcare facilities
- Onsite Gym with personal trainers
- Generous salary packaging with significant tax benefits
- Opportunities for Career and Professional Development
- Free Employee Assistance program
- Hudson social club with institute events all year!
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Hudson is committed to empowering our people and harnessing their diversity to build inclusive and equitable work environment. We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities. We are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students. We strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
Should you require support during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration, please contact:hr@hudson.org.au
About the role
The research assistant will join the Bioenergetics in Reproduction Group and will maintain working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. Our team is looking for a highly motivated research assistant to join us and assist in multiple of our research program. In 2025, the assistant will focus on lab management while senior lab members undertake periods of parental leave. This will include working closely with animal house staff, clinical teams running the Ritchie Centre Human Tissue Biobank and laboratory staff within the Ritchie Centre. The research assistant will also assist with acute animal experiments with roles in data management and tissue collection. Our diverse translational program and unique models (i.e. spiny mouse) provide an excellent opportunity for the applicant to broaden their research skills and exposure in a warm and collegiate environment.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The role will suit someone who is:
- Experienced in small animal handling and tissue collection.
- Can adhere to strict protocols for handling and storing samples
- Capable of managing online records.
- Interested in research impacting poor pregnancy outcomes including neurodevelopmental complications.
Qualifications desired:
- A relevant tertiary degree and substantial laboratory/research experience in a similar role.
- Tissue culture experience (desired but not essential).
- Small animal handling experience (large animal handling experience desired but not essential).
- Physiology data analysis (desired but not essential).
Your responsibilities include:
- Animal handling, animal tissue processed (spiny mouse and sheep)
- Clinical sample banking
- Online recordkeeping
- Molecular laboratory experiments, Immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry
- Data summaries
- Assisting students with laboratory experiments
EMPLOYMENT TERMS
This position is a fixed term contract role in a Full time capacity. Salary is based on Research Support Staff RSS Y dependant on experience. Superannuation of 11% and very attractive salary packaging options are available.
General enquiries can be directed to the People & Culture team at –hr@hudson.org.au. Please do not share your application to this email address.
How to apply
A position description is available on our careers page https://www.hudson.org.au/careers/.
If you feel this role is right fit for you, please apply with your resume, cover letter outlining your interest and experience, and responses against the Selection Criteria. If you think you meet some of the requirement but not all, we still want to hear from you!
Applications will close after 4 weeks from date of advertising. Application will be reviewed as they come through
Please quote in application: Research Assistant via Pro Bono Australia.
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