PRIMARY DETAIL

• Salary Package: $114,992 - $124,676 (pro rata 0.5 FTE, 17.5 hours) (HEW 7.1 – 7.4) plus 17% employer's superannuation
• Appointment Type: Part-time, 0.5 FTE (17.5 hours, 2.5 days per week), fixed term position for 2.5 years
• Location: Macquarie University (Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde)

The Role

The Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF) is seeking a mass spectrometry expert who is ready to join our Mass Spectrometry team as a Senior Analytical Scientist.

APAF is a NATA accredited facility within the Macquarie Analytical and Fabrication Facility (MAFF), providing research support, expertise and services in proteomics to the Australian and international research community. The facility currently hosts significant infrastructure and specialist expertise in mass spectrometry based proteomics and multiomics, RNA mass spectrometry, bioinformatics, mass photometry, amino acid analysis and array technology.

This role will be part of the Mass Spectrometry team at APAF, one of the four teams which make up the specialist areas of the facility (Bioinformatics, Mass Spectrometry, Protein Analysis, and Protein Interactions). Reporting to the Mass Spectrometry Technology Manager you will:

• Develop RNA mass spectrometry analysis workflows and implement small RNA mass spectrometry workflows at APAF;
• Provide expert technical support to internal and external clients, collaborators and industry partners;
• Contribute to the research and development of experimental methods, techniques and/or technologies;
• Implement new analytical procedures, and review and maintain procedures for a specialist stream;
• Undertake complex instrument troubleshooting and maintain laboratory instruments, equipment and maintenance schedules;
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.