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CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mosquito Smart Traps
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CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These fellowships aim to develop the next generation of future leaders of the innovation system.
In a warming and more connected climate, mosquito-borne diseases have been spreading to previously unaffected areas, as evidenced by the recent Australian incursion of Japanese encephalitis virus. Surveillance of mosquitoes and their pathogens is an important first step in disease prevention but is rarely used effectively because traditional methods are costly, labour-intensive, and often generate only low returns. Technological advancements in rapid point-of-care testing for pathogen detection and in autonomous data capture technology provide the opportunity to develop ‘smart traps’ with automated, in situ pathogen detection capabilities, which would transform surveillance.
The CERC Fellow will focus on developing point-of-care style biosensors for the detection of significant mosquito-borne pathogens and the incorporation of these biosensors into mosquito traps. Working with an interdisciplinary team including virologists, entomologists and microfluidics experts, the CERC Fellow will also investigate the incorporation of autonomous data capture devices and data transfer technology into these ‘smart traps’ and assess potential commercialisation pathways.
Location: Geelong, Victoria
Salary: AU$92k - AU$101k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 90739
For full details about this role please view the Position Description
Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents and Australian Temporary Residents currently residing in Australia. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
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Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
31 January 2023, 11:00pm AEDT