CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Environmental Metabolomics

• Do you have a PhD in Biochemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry, Environmental (Analytical) Chemistry or Environmental Science?
• Access state of the art technologies and bioinformatics techniques
• Exciting 3-year postdoctoral role working across multiple CSIRO laboratories

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.

Our lack of knowledge about the risks and effects of most chemicals in the environment hinders decision-making and protection of ecosystems. Current monitoring approaches are insufficient and do not consider the cumulative effects of multiple stressors or the long-term impact on wildlife. To address this, omics-based (environmental metabolomics) approaches will be used to monitor wildlife and assess chemical mixture risks using a freshwater turtle model. These tools will aim to quantify biological responses to contaminants and provide insight into gene and protein disruptions. This information will be tailored to inform future monitoring activities, establish thresholds for chemical mixtures, and facilitate predictive models for adverse health outcomes in ecosystems that environmental regulators can easily use and implement.

The CERC Fellow will have the opportunity to work across multiple CSIRO laboratories, in addition to working at collaborator institutions (national environmental regulators and international institutes). This will ensure the CERC Fellow has access to state-of-the-art high throughput technologies and bioinformatics techniques in the field of systems biology and environmental omics. This will help broaden the Fellow’s experiences and develop deeper professional networks. The collaborative nature of the project provides a unique opportunity for the Fellow to become engaged with various scientific, cultural, and organizational structures, enabling them to become a multi-disciplinary leader.