Senior Laboratory Technical Officer

Job No.: 649094

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time 

Duration: Continuing appointment

Remuneration: $87,282 - $94,211 pa HEW Level 06 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

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The Opportunity

The Department of Pharmacology is one of five Departments of the Biomedicine Discovery Institute. Its goal is to advance both education and research in the field of pharmacology at every level from the molecule to the cell through to the integrative response at the whole animal level. 

The Department of Pharmacology has an immediate opening for a full-time Senior Laboratory Technical Officer with animal handling, mammalian cell, and molecular biology experience to join our Technical Teaching Support team.

You will be part of a highly collaborative and enthusiastic group supporting undergraduate teaching of Pharmacology and other Biomedical Sciences-related disciplines. You will be involved in facilitating and training students in cutting-edge experimental pharmacology, molecular and cellular biology techniques allowing a high degree of proficiency and applicability in the workforce.

In this role, you will need the following skill sets:

• Mammalian cell culture
• Animal handling/small animal surgery. 
• Extensive experience in the set-up, use and troubleshooting of organ baths for experimental pharmacology practical classes
• Proficient in experimental biological techniques such as immunoassays (ELISA), qPCR, biochemical assays, Western Blot, RNA extractions, etc
• Histology/immuno-staining of tissues or cells
• Additional duties include the provision of stock solutions for general lab use and maintenance of records/databases of reagents and cell/animal lines

The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience working in a Laboratory environment, as well as high-level analytical, diagnostics and problem-solving skills, including the ability to implement effective technical and research processes and systems, with experience establishing priorities, allocating resources and meeting deadlines in a large, complex medical or scientific environment.

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

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

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Monash avidly supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments more easily .

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Enquiries

Dr Ann Bohte, Laboratory Services Manager, Biomedical Learning and Teaching Building, Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI), +61 3 9905 2320

Position Description

   Senior Laboratory Technical Officer

Closing Date

Tuesday 11 April 2023, 11:55pm AEST

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