Postdoctoral Research Fellow Breast Cancer at Monash University

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 Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, is the largest faculty at Monash University, and offers the most comprehensive suite of professional health training in Victoria. We consistently rank in the top 40 universities worldwide for clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences.

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is one of six departments in the School of Biomedical Sciences. Research and teaching in the department encompasses six broad themes: cell biology, signal transduction, host/pathogen interaction, structural biology, immunology and developmental biology. Our research is highly relevant to major human diseases and pathological processes, including infection, inflammation, diabetes and obesity, developmental and degenerative disorders, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will be responsible for undertaking a research project aimed at characterising the role of the serine/threonine kinase TAOK2 and other protein kinases in poor prognosis breast cancers, such as triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and HER2-positive breast cancers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing department who have continually improved since inception and contribute to the research efforts by the University. The successful applicant will have a doctoral qualification in the relevant discipline or a closely related field or equivalent accreditation and standing.

At Monash University, we are committed to being a Child Safe organisation. Some positions at the University will require the incumbent to hold a valid Working with Children Check.

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

Your application must address the selection criteria. Please refer to “How to apply for Monash Jobs”.