Asutralia Fellowship for PhD and Master

The IPRS award provides for the full cost of tuition and overseas student health cover. The award may not provide for other fees charged by the University from time to time.

UWS also provides a living allowance - A$24,653 per annum in 2013 - indexed annually and paid fortnightly.
Tenure


The tenure of both the award and the living allowance is three years for doctoral candidates and two years for Masters Honours (research masters) candidates.
Eligibility


Students from any overseas country, except New Zealand, who are commencing a new research degree course and do not already hold an equivalent degree are eligible to apply. Applicants for coursework awards are not eligible to apply, even where there is a research component in the degree. Students who have already commenced their research degree may not be eligible.

Current AusAID students are ineligible.
Closing Date


Applications close on Friday 16 August 2013.

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Post Doc Position in Australia

An established research group within The Australian School of Advanced Medicine (ASAM), Macquarie University is seeking to appoint a talented early career postdoctoral researcher to investigate host targets as novel therapies for malaria infection. The successful applicant will join the Host Genetics and Host Response to Malaria Group at ASAM, and will be working in the fields of host-parasite interactions and novel malaria therapeutics. 

This position will work within an NHMRC-funded study investigating host cell haem synthetic enzymes and their suitability as antimalarial targets.  The work will involve genetic manipulation of haem enzyme genes in the P. falciparum parasite, investigating the parasite growth kinetics in cells collected from individuals with haem enzyme deficiencies, studying the host response to infection in murine models of malaria infection and analysing data and samples collected from Phase IIB clinical trials of a drug that inhibits a host heam enzyme.  The successful candidate is expected to publish his/her research results and present at scientific conferences.  The position is for two years initially with a possibility of extension.

Qualifications and Skills 
To be successful in this position you will need:

Essential:

• Successful completion of a PhD;
• Experience in laboratory research;
• High level of knowledge in the areas of mammalian genetics, parasitology and/or immunology;
• Experience in molecular biology, genetic modification of organisms, protein and DNA analysis, histology, flow cytometry, mammalian cell culture, and experimentation with mice;
• Excellent publication record;
• Track record of presentations at scientific meetings;
• Excellent command of scientific writing;
• A highly motivated and self-directed approach to work

Desirable:

• Experience in managing research projects.
• Experience in writing grant applications.
• Experience in working with malaria parasites (eg. murine models of infection and/or human parasite culture)
• Experience in supervising research staff and students.

Salary Package:  Base salary from $60,098 to $80,924 p.a. (Academic Level A) plus 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading

Appointment Type: Full time, 2 years fixed-term contract with possibility of extension.

Enquiries:  Please contact A/Prof Brendan McMorran on (brendan.mcmorran@mq.edu.au)

Applications Close: Sunday 3rd March 2013