- St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Full-time · Senior
- A$97K–A$104K per year
Senior Research Technician in crop biotechnology research focused on improving sorghum nutritional quality.
Compensation
Full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $97,268 - $104,348 + 17% super (HEW Level 6).
Responsibilities
- Undertake advanced crop gene editing research, including plant tissue culture, genetic transformation and phenotyping of gene-edited plants in glasshouse or field conditions.
- Set up, monitor and demonstrate experiments and equipment use, maintain accurate research records and contribute to the development of research and analytical protocols.
- Maintain high standards of laboratory practice, including equipment maintenance, research housekeeping, sample and chemical management, waste disposal, safety and compliance with approved ethics protocols.
- Contribute to research outputs and collaborative reports and manuscripts, while supporting the development of early-career research engineers, scientists and technicians.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or equivalent degree in plant science, biotechnology, genetics or molecular biology
- Nice to have: cereal phenotyping