Research Fellow (Liver Disease) - [Archived Advertisement]

Job No: 551898
Faculty/Portfolio:
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
School of Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration:
$62,271 - $84,513 pa Level A PhD
(plus 9.5% employer superannuation)

• Achieve at a world top 100 university
• Make your mark
• Clayton location

If you're after a rewarding career, Monash University can help make it happen.  With leading academics and world-class resources, combined with a ranking in the top 100 universities worldwide, we offer all you need to build a brighter future.

The Opportunity

The Cellular Signalling and Human Disease Laboratory (www.med.monash.edu.au/biochem/labs/tiganis/) is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to conduct research in the processes contributing to the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic hepatosteatosis (NASH) in obesity.

The obesity epidemic is a major and leading cause in overall disease burden worldwide and a principal driving factor of chronic diseases, including NASH, a prelude to liver disease and cancer.  The molecular mechanisms by which obesity contributes to the development of NASH and its progression to liver cancer remain unknown. The project will take advantage of cell models, animal models, pharmacological approaches and human liver specimens to determine the molecular mechanisms by which obesity drives the development of NAFLD and its progression NASH and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The project will also help define novel diagnostic indicators of NASH and explore novel approaches for combating the NAFLD to NASH progression.

The Cellular Signalling and Human Disease Laboratory is part of the Metabolic Disease & Obesity Program in the recently established Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI). BDI brings together scientists from the School of Biomedical Sciences into six cross-disciplinary health and disease-focused Discovery Programs that include Infection and Immunity, Neuroscience, Cancer, Metabolic Disease and Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, and Development and Stem Cells.

A PhD and a track record in animal handling and dissection, immunohistochemistry, genotyping and mouse colony management, real time PCR and other genomic techniques, cell culture and flow cytometry and general biochemical techniques including western blotting are essential. The ideal candidate will have a track record of research excellence and will be capable of coordinating a multifaceted research program and working both independently and collaboratively in a team.

If this sounds like a position that suits your current career focus we look forward to hearing from you.  

This role is a full-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.

Your application must address the selection criteria. Please refer to "How to apply for Monash Jobs"

Previous applicants need not apply.

Enquiries

Professor Tony Tiganis, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, +61 3 9902 9332 

Applications

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Closing Date

Tuesday 18 October 2016, 11:55pm AEST