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The Opportunity
The Diagnosis, Surveillance and Response Program at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) provides diagnostic and research capability required to investigate and respond to newly emerging diseases affecting livestock and other animals. The Diagnostic Technician will work within the Diagnostic Virology team, which is a part of the Diagnosis, Surveillance and Response program. The role will encompass several aspects of diagnostic virology, with a primary focus on performing classical virology-based diagnostic assays involving virus isolation or antigen detection. The position may also be required to provide additional assistance to other diagnostic teams within the program, as required. This will enable the successful appointee to become multi-skilled in a range of scientific specialties and be well equipped to respond to urgent changes in diagnostic requirements during disease outbreaks.
The position will work in high biocontainment laboratories and contribute to the delivery of outputs across a range of quality assured laboratory diagnostic services. This will primarily involve performing routine diagnostic testing and other associated laboratory housekeeping activities.
The appointee must be able to meet AAHL’s microbiological security and security assessment requirements.
Your duties will include
Location: Geelong, VIC
Salary: AU$63k - AU$80k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Indefinite
Reference: 61798
To be successful you will need
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Applications Close
23:00 AEST 30th June 2019