Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland

Ko te whare Pūtaiao/The Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland is the leading science faculty in New Zealand and one of the largest in Australasia. It undertakes world-class research across the physical, biological, and computational sciences. More than 8,000 students' study in our 10 schools and departments, learning from internationally renowned lecturers.  As a School, we are striving to provide a School that reflects the demographics of our student base and Aotearoa. Our staff and students can connect with our: Rainbow and Women in Science networks, Parenting support, our Waipapa Marae and our flagship Tuākana Māori and Pacific support programme.

At Te Kura Mātauranga Koiora | the School of Biological Sciences, teach and conduct research across all scales of the living world, from molecules to ecosystems. Modern biology is also interdisciplinary, and embraces other STEM disciplines, including chemistry, mathematics, statistics and computer science. 

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Our state-of-the-art Genomics Facility is seeking a motivated and capable Genomics Senior Technologist to join the technical services team on a permanent term contract.

Within this role you will interact and support researchers, academics, students and external clients needing to access a range of established and emerging genomics techniques such as DNA sequencing and transcriptomics. A large part of the role will be performing library preparation and QC analysis for genomic sequencing.

You will work with the wider technical team within the Faculty of Science and the academic lead for the facility on matters of operation and strategy.  

This is a fulltime (37.5 hours per week), Permanent role.
Remuneration: $78,500 - $94,100 dependent on experience.

For more detailed information, please refer to the Position Description

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the world’s most liveable cities. 

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

• Flexible employment practices (including working from home, flexible hours)
• Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme
• A competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leave

In addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare, and a number of other discounts on internal and external services. 

For more information, please visit Staff Benefits.

Mō tō mātou rōpū | About the team

Auckland Genomics is an analytical research centre within the School of Biological Sciences which offers a wide range of next generation sequencing (NGS) services to assist projects requiring genomics expertise. We work with academic researchers, students, and industry professionals on a variety of projects.  

He kōrero mōu | About you

Our ideal candidate will have a postgraduate degree (Masters or PhD) in a Biological Sciences discipline with experience working in a laboratory setting, ideally in genomics, molecular biology, or similar field. You will be required to work capably and independently while also functioning in a team environment.

Important Skills | Nga Pūkenga Motuhake

• Past experience providing specialist advice and support at a senior level in Genomics or considerable demonstrated expertise in laboratory-based aspects of molecular or genomics approaches.
• Considerable experience with the operation, maintenance, and associated software of some or all of the following: Illumina sequencers including library construction and loading, Affymetrix gene expression microarrays, Oxford Nanopore library preparation and loading, the preparation of single cell libraries using Chromium 10x equipment, bioanalyzer, Gene Chip, nanodrop, Qubit, blue pippen, DNA isolation, PCR, and qPCR methods.
• Illumina library construction and loading of illumina machines and/or Oxford Nanopore library preparation and loading are especially desirable skills.
• Bioinformatic skills, such as NGS data QC, NGS analysis (e.g., 16S amplicon data), knowledge of the command line, data transfer, etc., are desired but not essential.
• Effective communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and record keeping skills.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of 18 November 2022 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and your CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experiences detailed above.

Please reach out to Nikki Freed via [email protected] for a confidential conversation. Please note we are happy to answer your questions, but we do not accept applications by email.

Equity

The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive and equitable environment.  For further information on services for Māori, Pacific, women, LGBTQITakatāpui+, people with disabilities, parenting support, flexible work and other equity issues go to www.equity.auckland.ac.nz