The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is available for a Research Officer - Immunology to join the Cellular Responses to Disease & Vaccination team at Burnet!

In this role you will undertake research on the germinal centre response to malaria to inform vaccine development, according to agreed work plans. This includes laboratory research, data analysis, project management tasks, contributing to writing reports and publications, communicating findings with the study team, and presenting research findings in relevant workshops and meetings. In this role some travel to international sites will be required. Methods and approaches that may be used include standard and specialised immunological assays, cell culture, flow cytometry, transcriptomics, multi-parameter imaging and analysis and data analysis.

You will also:

• Conduct research and securely store and compile research data and undertake analysis according to agreed research plans.
• Undertake laboratory research including immunoassays to analyse germinal centre responses in malaria infected and non-infected individuals (including standard immunoassays, multiparametric investigation of cellular phenotype and function, transcriptomics and spatial analysis).
• Undertake laboratory research to optimise and apply germinal centre organoid platforms to investigate responses to malaria parasites (including standard immunoassays, parasite culture, antibody assessment).
• Multiparametric analysis of large immunology data sets.
• Record research outcomes and comply with research integrity guidelines.
• Prepare reports on progress towards project milestones.

Refer to the attached position description for full details. This is a Full Time, 3 year fixed term position. You will have flexible working hours as well as part time working from home options.

Let's talk about you

The following criteria are essential requirements:

• A bachelor qualification in a relevant field (in biological or health sciences) and PhD in a relevant field.
• Experience in laboratory-based biomedical research.
• Experience in partnership and project development with national and international collaborators.
• Competent in immunology data analysis.
• Experience in the field of malaria or other infectious diseases, and/or multiparametric data analysis.
• Experience with multiparametric flowcytometry, transcriptomics, malaria culture and/or antibody analysis.

The Burnet experience

We want you to have a successful and meaningful career at Burnet and are committed to providing a supportive workplace environment for all our people. You will be part of a collaborative culture where progressive leadership, innovation, respect, and excellence are valued. Join a team of talented individuals who are passionate about what they do – achieving a more equitable world through better health.

We offer:

• A monthly accrued day off for full-time staff
• 14 weeks paid parental leave - no qualifying period
• Additional long service leave - 17.3 weeks (minimum is 8.67) at 10 years of service
• Study leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous salary packaging
• Opportunities for career and professional development

Who are we?

Burnet Institute is a leading Australian, unaligned, not-for-profit, organisation passionate about social justice, equality and evidence-based research.

Burnet Institute brings together a highly diverse skill base, with more than 400 staff and students working across cutting-edge research and projects to address some of the most relevant global health issues. Institute-wide interdisciplinary health programs Disease Elimination, Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness, and Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health are at the heart of our daily decision making. Harnessing our international and local field presence, our laboratories, and our mixed development and research cultures drives a greater focus on the most relevant health issues and achieves a greater impact as a result.

Whilst our headquarters is in Melbourne, Australia, we also have offices in Papua New Guinea and Myanmar, and are actively involved in research and public health programs throughout Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. Burnet is the only unaligned organisation in Australia that has dual accreditation with both the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Bring your whole self to work

At Burnet, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture. We want our people to feel like they belong and are free to be themselves at work. We have an active Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (GEDI) Council that works to promote and improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion across the Institute, by developing and implementing strategies informed by both national and international best practice and staff input. Burnet holds an Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award from Science in Gender Equity (SAGE). If you have a reasonable adjustment, support, or access requirement at any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know by emailing [email protected] using the subject line: Research Officer - Immunology enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Sounds great! How do I apply?

Apply via the "Apply Now" button and attach the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover letter outlining experience against the key selection criteria

As part of our commitment to gender equity, we have included a question in the application process on gender. This will allow us to monitor and report on gender in relation to our recruitment process.

Burnet is a child safe organisation. The successful applicant will be required to apply for a National Police Check and/or Working with Children. Current Australian working rights are required for all applicants.