Indigenous Visiting Research Fellow

An excellent opportunity is available for an Indigenous Visiting Research Fellow to join the Immunology Division at Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.

This position description respectfully refers to the First Nations Peoples of Australia as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and Indigenous peoples.

About the Position

The Indigenous Visiting Research Fellowship program will support one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researcher for up to a two-year period.

This opportunity supports Indigenous researchers to:

• Build hands-on lab experience.

• Learn genomic and multi-omic sequencing techniques.

• Explore Indigenous health research, with focus on diagnosis.

• Contribute to closing the gap in genomic healthcare.

The Fellowship is designed to accommodate the academic and career level of the successful candidate. Flexible funding of up to $300,000 over a two-year period ($150,000 pa) can support relocation, travel, stipend, skills, and professional development. A bespoke work schedule, including remote work, can be discussed i.e. fly-in, fly-out agreement. Researchers not currently employed/enrolled to study at WEHI will be given preference.

Selection Criteria

​The successful candidate will:

• Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

• Be a postgraduate clinician, health professional, early-mid career researcher, or PhD student who have completed their confirmation of candidature.

• Have a background in biology, genetics, biotechnology, health and medical sciences or another relevant discipline and want to expand their knowledge in Indigenous genomics.

• Have exposure to a laboratory environment.

• Be available to undertake the Fellowship at WEHI in Melbourne, Australia (work-from-home/remote flexibility available).

Terms of Appointment

This position is offered over a three to twenty-four month period in a full or part time capacity, to be negotiated as appropriate to the career stage.

The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 and section 8(4) of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006. The position is open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants.

General enquiries can be directed to indigenousfellowships@wehi.edu.au

A position description is available here.