Research Fellow - New - Ext funds

Job No.: 625137

Location: Parkville campus

Employment Type: Full-time 

Duration: 12-month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $70,789 - $96,074 pa Level A (plus 10% employer superannuation)

• Be inspired, every day
• Drive your own learning at one of the world’s top 80 universities
• Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions

Everyone needs a platform to launch a satisfying career. At Monash, we give you the space and support to take your career in all kinds of exciting new directions. You’ll have access to quality research, infrastructure and learning facilities, opportunities to collaborate internationally, as well as the grants you’ll need to publish your work. We’re a university full of energetic and enthusiastic minds, driven to challenge what’s expected, expand what we know, and learn from other inspiring, empowering thinkers.

The Opportunity

The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is looking to recruit a Research Fellow to join its research team, within the Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics theme. This Research Fellow will work in collaboration with an industry partner. The aim of the research is to better understand the oral absorption of therapeutic peptides. You will be assessing in vitro and in vivo screens to determine peptide permeability across the intestinal barrier.

The Research Fellow will have:

• A PhD in Pharmaceutical Science or a closely related field
• Experience with in vivo studies in rodents including cannulation of blood vessels and blood sampling
• The ability to design and conduct pharmacokinetic studies and perform pharmacokinetic calculations
• The ability to perform in vitro assays to screen drug permeability
• Prior experience cannulation lymphatic vessels will be highly regarded

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

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Enquiries

Associate Professor Natalie Trevaskis, Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, +61 3 9903 9708 

Position Description

 Research Fellow

Closing Date

Thursday 21 October 2021, 11:55pm AEDT

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