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Research Fellow in Sperm Development and Function

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Salary
$83,468 - $113,262 (PhD entry-level $105,518) p.a. plus 17% super
Closing date
13 Mar 2025
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Academic Discipline
Life sciences
Job Type
Academic Posts, Research Fellowships
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Hours
Full Time
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Job Details

Position Number: 0065062
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term for 2 years
Faculty: Science
Department/School: School of BioSciences
Salary: Level A – $83,468 - $113,262 (PhD entry-level $105,518) p.a. plus 17% super

  • An opportunity to contribute to innovative fertility and contraceptive research.
  • Work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary team across diverse scientific fields.
  • Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!

    • About the Role
    The role involves working within the Male Infertility and Germ Cell Biology Laboratory to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying male fertility. The primary focus of this role is to investigate sperm production and motility in the testis, exploring how dysfunction in these processes contributes to male infertility.

    The position offers opportunities to contribute to the development of infertility therapies and non-hormonal contraceptive strategies.

    Additionally, the research aims to uncover novel biological mechanisms with broad implications for health and medicine.

    Your responsibilities will include:

  • Make significant contribute towards the research effort of the team and to develop your research expertise with an increasing degree of autonomy.
  • Under the guidance and support of Senior Academic staff conduct internationally competitive research, resulting in publications in high impact journals.
  • Take a leading role in the publication of academic papers and other scholarly outputs to a high academic standard in accordance with the research expectations of the University of Melbourne
  • Actively participate in research seminars and conferences to disseminate research findings as opportunities arise.
  • Contribute to the preparation, or where appropriate individual preparation of research proposal submissions to internal or external funding bodies as relevant.

    • Who We Are Looking For
    You will be a PhD graduate with a strong background in molecular biology, proteomics, bioinformatics, and/or microscopy, eager to deliver research on novel mechanisms of sperm function and male fertility. You will work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, including experts in biology, fluid mechanics, genetics, and translational medicine.

    You will also have:

  • Evidence of the ability to successfully establish methods to address biological questions.
  • Demonstrated ability to prepare research reports and manuscripts for publication.
  • Strong evidence of ability and desire to build an academic research career trajectory.
  • Demonstrated ability to engage with relevant professional or industry bodies and stakeholders to foster collaborative partnerships.

    • For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

    This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.

    Please note: Visa sponsorship may be available for the right candidate.

    Your New Team – “School of BioSciences“
    This position presents an opportunity to join The University of Melbourne’s School of BioSciences.  BioSciences houses 60 continuing academic staff, and more than 150 academic staff overall (including postdocs, and other research contingent staff) all working on the world’s top biological challenges – from climate change, biosecurity and pollution to reproductive health and food production. Collectively members of our School lead more than 240 research projects in the general areas of ecology, evolution, zoology, marine biology, genetics, plant science, genomics, biosecurity, biological pollution, reproductive biology and data science.

    What We Offer You!
    In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!

    About the University of Melbourne
    We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.   

    Be Yourself
    The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity.  First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

    We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
    We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.

    For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring

    Join Us!
    If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents: 

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience

    • Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.

    Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Anna Gradoboeva via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.

    If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.

    Applications close: 13 March 2025 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEST) / Melbourne time zone.

    Position Description: 0065062_Research Fellow In Sperm Development And Function_PD.pdf

    Company

    The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world’s top 50*.

    Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city’s cultural scene.

    Melbourne is a leading research university, widely renowned for its teaching and the social and economic contributions it makes through knowledge transfer. The University’s performance in international rankings puts it at the forefront of higher education in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

    Internationally, the University is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and employers placing it in the top 10. In the recent Times Higher Education rankings of the world’s top 200 universities, Melbourne ranked top in Australia and 33 in the world.

    Melbourne’s international research pre-eminence was also acknowledged with a top 100 ranking in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings. Ranked No. 44 in 2015, the University has climbed steadily in the rankings since first appearing at No. 92 in 2003.

    The Melbourne Model introduces undergraduate programs characterised by both breadth and depth, followed by a graduate professional degree, a research higher degree or entry directly into employment.

    In 2008 Melbourne commenced offering six New Generation undergraduate degrees in Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments, Music and Science. The Melbourne Model also introduces a new graduate school experience to Australia, providing the best and brightest with a more focused, intense and professionally relevant degree in areas such as Law, Architecture, Teaching and Nursing. With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world’s top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, we enable our students to develop the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.

    More than 50,000 students from over 120 countries take courses in the University’s 12 faculties and graduate schools.

    For more information please visit: http://www.unimelb.edu.au

    *Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015

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