PLN Group Leaders (CLOSED)

EMBL Australia Partner Laboratory Group Leaders (2 Positions)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified scientists wishing to develop their scientific research career as a group leader at the newly established EMBL Australia Partner Laboratory Hub at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Australia is the first Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). EMBL Australia provides Australian researchers access to EMBL through activities such as funded research positions, collaborative ventures and the formation of research institutes.

EMBL is an international research organisation offering a highly collaborative, uniquely international culture. It fosters top quality, interdisciplinary research by promoting a vibrant environment consisting of young independent research groups composed of outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The scientific programme of EMBL emphasises experimental analysis at multiple levels of biological organisation, from the molecule to the organism, as well as computational biology, bioinformatics and systems biology. In addition to exciting colleagues, the laboratory provides excellent shared facilities for a variety of advanced experimental approaches. High-level expertise is also available in computational biology, diverse aspects of experimental molecular biology as well as physics, biophysics, chemical biology and instrument development.

The EMBL Australia Partner Laboratory Network (PLN) has been established through a hub and spoke framework to enable academic staff in one research group to have access to the complementary facilities and expertise at other institutions. Each partner laboratory node will comprise a minimum of four complementary research groups to ensure a critical disciplinary mass at that site. Current research partners in the network include Monash University, the Universities of Western Australia, Sydney and Queensland and CSIRO. These organisations have specific interest in life sciences research and extensive networks with other universities and research institutes. The complimentarity and willingness to work cooperatively are exhibited in the proposed scientific program developed by the EMBL Australia working group after extensive consultation. The hub laboratory and administrative headquarters of the EMBL Australia Partner Laboratory will be at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) a state-of-the-art regenerative medicine research facility based at Monash University’s Clayton campus.  The Institute is a joint venture between Monash University and the Government of Victoria.

The successful candidates will each lead a research group for a period of five years at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute at Monash University and will participate in the collegial culture of EMBL. The candidates will also participate in the active development of the new Partner Laboratory and a programme of linking activities with the EMBL in Europe.

Benefits:

• State of the art laboratories and access to leading edge core research facilities.
• Terms and conditions for EMBL Australia Partner Laboratory Group Leaders will be overall comparable to EMBL Group leaders and include generous relocation, removal and travel benefits. Salary packaging is also available for certain items.  
• Provision of visas and working permits for successful candidates from overseas and their families.
• Monash University offers a range of professional development programs, support for research, study and overseas work, generous maternity leave and flexible work arrangements.

Commencement Date

Mid 2010

Duration

The appointment will be for a period of five years.

How to apply

To apply, please email a cover letter, CV (in English), three letters of recommendation and a summary of present and future research interests, quoting ref. no. EA/09/001 in the subject line, to: applications@emblaustralia.org.  The closing date for applications is 18th October 2009.

Important information for applicants

Download: Position description
Download: Common questions for applicants

Enquiries

Further information about the position can be obtained from EMBL Australia Executive Director, Silvio Tiziani at silvio.tiziani@armi.monash.edu.au.