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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland Brain Institute: Brisbane, Australia

Established in 2003, QBI (http://www.qbi.uq.edu.au) is housed on the St Lucia campus of UQ. It is home to more than 400 staff, including 33 group leaders, working across a range of disciplines, focused on discovering the fundamental mechanisms that regulate brain development and function in health and disease. QBI has state-of-the-art core facilities for super resolution microscopy, flow cytometry, molecular genetics, histochemistry and cognitive testing.
Over the past decade QBI has positioned itself as one of the world's leading neuroscience research institutes. It played a key role in contributing to UQ attaining the highest possible score of 5 for neuroscience, in both the 2010 and 2012 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) reviews, one of only two universities in Australia to achieve this.

The role: Multiple roles are available to work within the highly successful Centre for Neurogenetics and Statistical Genomics, headed by an Executive comprising Professor Peter Visscher, Professor Naomi Wray and A/Professor Jian Yang. The appointee/s will work on the application and development of novel statistical genetics methods to aid our understanding of the genetic basis of common disease, particularly motor neurone disease and psychiatric disorders. There are opportunities to work with large population-based data sets and to be part of research teams, to address individually developed and collaboratively generated research questions, and to supervise honours, masters and doctoral students. The appointee/s will be supported in the development of independently driven research objectives.

The person: Applicants should possess PhD qualifications in relevant disciplines e.g. statistical genetics, quantitative genetics, bioinformatics, or other relevant areas. You should also have a strong desire to develop a successful and highly productive research career, good general research skills, excellent statistical and analytic skills, advanced computer programming skills, very good writing abilities, and the capacity to work with multidisciplinary research teams.

Remuneration: This is a full-time, fixed term appointment at Academic level A or B for up to 36 months in the first instance, commensurate with qualification, skills and experience. The remuneration package will be in the range of:
Academic Level A: AUD$60,829 – $82,510 p.a., plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package will be in the range of AUD$71,169 – $96,537 p.a.)
Academic Level B: $86,853 – $103,138 p.a., plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package will be in the range of AUD$101,618 – $120,671 p.a.)

Enquiries: To discuss this role please contact Peter Visscher / Naomi Wray / Jian Yang, by telephone +61-7-3346-6348, or email peter.visscher@uq.edu.au / naomi.wray@uq.edu.au / jian.yang@uq.edu.au. To submit an application for this role, go to http://www.uq.edu.au/uqjobs/ and use the Apply button. All applicants must supply the following documents: Cover letter, Resume and Selection Criteria responses.

Applications close: 2 August 2015

Job no: 497548

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Employer:The University of Queensland - Queensland Brain Institute

Website:http://www.qbi.uq.edu.au

Location:The University of Queensland, St Lucia campus, Brisbane, Australia

Expires:August 02, 2015

Job type:Postdoctoral

Salary:Unspecified

Qualifications:Postgraduate - Doctorate/PhD

Employment type:Contract

Job hours:Full-time