Research Associate or Research Fellow Bioinformatics

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  • This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary team to analyse poor prognosis cancers using cutting edge spatial profiling.
  • Fulltime appointment on a twoyear fixed term basis
  • Base salary range: Level A $80520 $108362; Level B $p.a. plus 17 superannuation
  • Based at QEII Medical Centre

About the team

The Forrest Group is a cuttingedge research lab specializing in advanced transcriptome techniques including singlecell and spatial transcriptomics. Our multidisciplinary team of molecular cellular and computational biologists collaborates to unravel complex biological questions in both genomics and cancer research.We are leading the Western Australian Cancer Single Cell initiative which is using singlecell singlenuclei and spatial transcriptomic profiling to characterize hundreds of tumour samples kindly donated by patients around Perth. We are seeking a talented and motivated Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Researcher to join our dynamic team. The Systems Biology and Genomics lab has a strong focus on analysis of genomewide datasets to better understand how tumours work as a cellular ecosystem.

About the opportunity

You will under minimal supervision perform computational processing and analysis of sequencing datasets maintain and develop bioinformatics pipelines interpret results and contribute to manuscript writing. The primary focus will be on analysing singlecell and spatial transcriptomics datasets (e.g. Vizgen Xenium VisumHD) with potential opportunities to work on other datasets such as HiC and bulk RNAseq.

You should be highly selfdriven with a strong passion for applying computational methods to understand the tumour ecosystem and its interacting cells. Attention to detail and a curiosity to ask questions and design experiments to answer them are essential.

About you

  • PhD in Bioinformatics Computational Biology Data Science Computer Science or a related field.
  • Strong programming skills with proficiency in Python R or other relevant languages.
  • Experience with bioinformatics tools and libraries for genomics analysis (e.g. Seurat Scanpy CellRanger Nextflow Singularity Docker).
  • Expertise in machine learning techniques and deep learning frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow PyTorch scikitlearn).
  • Demonstrated commitment in participating in high quality research evidenced by peerreviewed journal articles published in respected scholarly journals.
  • Demonstrated ability to supervise students and research assistants.

Position description:POSITION DESCRIPTION Research Associate (Bioinformatics) 519593 Level A.pdforPOSITION DESCRIPTION Research Fellow (Bioinformatics) Level B 519593.pdf

To learn more about this opportunity please contact Professor Alistair Forrest at

How to apply

The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria.

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Sunday 20 April 2025

This position is open to international applicants

Learn more about us.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are committed to fostering a safe environment for all including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people women those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds the LGBTIQA community and people living with disability.

If you require any reasonable adjustments we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Alternatively you can contact us for assistance during the recruitment process.

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Key Skills
Bioinformatics,Genetics,R,Biochemistry,Cell Biology,Research Experience,Statistical Software,Cell Culture,Molecular Biology,Data Analysis Skills,Flow Cytometry,Microscopy
Employment Type :Full-Time
Experience:years
Vacancy:1

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