"Level B Research Fellow - Worm Neuroscience"

Position Details

• Fixed Term, available for 2 years | Part-Time at 0.8 FTE (29.4 hours per week)
• Academic Level B | 113,211- $133,974 p.a. (pro-rata as part-time)
• Location: Bedford Park SA | Kaurna Country
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College of Medicine and Public Health

At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

Working closely with the Chief Investigator and the collaborative Research Team in an in-person laboratory environment, you will undertake research in the neuroscience of ageing using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to project design and implementation, the analysis of data, and the preparation of manuscripts for publication.

• Actively contributing to the research project by collaborating with the Research Team to successfully deliver project milestones and Key Performance Indicators.
• Independently contributing to the planning and execution of research by offering new and innovative ideas, reviewing relevant literature and other sources of information, actively participating in the production of data, contributing to the writing and editing of grant applications and attending seminars, meetings and conferences.
• Playing a lead role in coordinating, planning and executing the project tasks required to collaborate with industry partners.
• Independently contributing to ethical, high quality and innovative research and evaluation through activities such as scholarship, publishing in recognised high quality journals and assisting the preparation and submission of bids for external research funding.

About You

You are an experienced Researcher specialising in C. elegans nematode research methodology, with a passion for inspiring the next generation of Researchers, evident through your experience successfully supervising PhD and/or undergraduate students. You will also demonstrate the following:

• Completion of a PhD in Neuroscience or related field (note that 3 years post PhD experience is desirable).
• Experience in C. elegans nematode research methodology including: 1) maintenance, 2) ageing experiments, 3) behavioural experiments (such as automated locomotion tracking), and 4) preparation of proteomics samples for western blotting and mass spectrometry experiments. Please note that experience with nematode culture and behavioural experiments is essential.
• Significant experience in confocal microscopy and automated image analysis using software such as IMARIS.
• Extensive research experience in terms of outputs in high quality publications, attraction of competitive internal/external grants as lead investigator, and presentations at a national and international level in neuroscience.

How to Apply

• To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR000000XXXX Position Title
• You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the position description
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Yee Lian Chew

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) 15 February, 2026.