CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Synthetic Polymer and Bioconjugation Chemistry - CSIRO - GovernmentCareer - Federal

First listed on: 20 July 2021

CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Synthetic Polymer and Bioconjugation Chemistry

 

The Opportunity

  • Do you have a PhD in chemistry or a related field?
  • Like the idea of being involved in developing next generation biologic drug candidates?
  • Join our Biomedical Manufacturing Program at CSIRO for this exciting postdoctoral role

CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.

Biologic drugs are an increasingly important class of therapeutics used in a range of applications from vaccines to chemotherapy. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be involved in developing next generation biologic drug candidates through incorporation of polymeric materials and other important functionalities.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will join the Biomedical Manufacturing Program within the CSIRO Manufacturing Business Unit, supported by a highly multidisciplinary team. While the Postdoctoral Fellow’s focus will be in synthetic bioconjugation chemistry, they will be supported in this work by a wide variety of expertise in areas such as polymer chemistry, materials science, microbiology, pharmacology, and cell biology. The project has a strong translational focus, with the aim of Intellectual Property generation and ultimately commercialisation of technologies developed within.

Your duties will include:

  • Using rational design and bioconjugation knowledge, proposing novel synthetic targets as candidate materials in consultation with the team.
  • Planning and performing synthetic chemistry experiments to generate novel therapeutics.
  • Performing biochemical and/or enzymatic assays, and employing spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques, to characterise the structure and behaviour of the novel materials.
  • With guidance from team members, performing microbiological testing of candidate materials in bacterial culture.
  • Using structure-activity relationships to screen, optimise, and identify leads from prepared candidates.

Location: Clayton, Melbourne
Salary: AU$88k - AU$96k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 75475

To be considered you will need:

  • A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as chemistry or a related field. Please note: To be eligible for this role you must have no more than 3 years (or part-time equivalent) of postdoctoral research experience.
  • Demonstrated experience and problem-solving skills in bioconjugation of macromolecules and/or biopolymers and purification methods thereof.
  • Strong organic and/or polymer synthesis skills.
  • Knowledge of, and/or experience with, bioanalytical techniques (including one or more from SDS-PAGE, ELISA, Western blot, colorimetric assays, circular dichroism, tryptophan fluorescence, FRET analysis, or isoelectric point determination).
  • Experience with polymer and small molecule characterisation (e.g. NMR, SEC, FT-IR, MS, MALDI-ToF, etc.). 

For full details about this role please view the Position Description

Eligibility

To be eligible to for role, you must be an Australian/New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian temporary resident currently residing in Australia and be able to commence in the role by December 2021/January 2022.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

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How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

31 August 2021, 11:00pm AEST