Team Leader - Diagnostic Mammalian Virology Team

• ​​​​​​Bring expertise in infectious disease virology for diagnostic or research purposes 
• Work within a supportive, rewarding, and collaborative team environment
• Help make a difference in the unique environment at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness

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The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP), formerly the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), our national biocontainment research facility, is a vital part of Australia’s biosecurity infrastructure. Our team works closely with researchers, and animal and human health agencies to protect Australia’s multi-billion dollar livestock and aquaculture industries, and the general public, from emerging infectious disease threats.

In this role as an experienced and skilled senior diagnostic virologist you will lead the Diagnostic Mammalian Virology Team which is a part of the Diagnostics and Mammalian Infectious Disease Research (DMIDR) group. You will be a part of a multidisciplinary laboratory-based group that provides diagnostic and research capability for the investigation of and response to high impact and emerging diseases affecting livestock and other animals, including zoonotic agents.  

This is an exciting opportunity for you to lead a team working in a microbiologically secure (PC-3) laboratory as the line manager responsible for diagnostic scientists and technicians and various outputs relating to the provision of quality assured laboratory diagnostic services and associated R&D projects.  A particular focus will be on laboratory testing for exotic and infectious animal diseases of veterinary significance, disease surveillance, innocuity testing (testing imported biologicals to demonstrate absence of adventitious agents) and testing of other relevant biological samples.