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Role highlights
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Contribute to Australia's preparedness for emergency animal disease outbreaks.
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Work in ACDP's specialised PC3 laboratories using advanced diagnostic techniques.
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12 month fixed term opportunity and be part of a collaborative team delivering nationally important diagnostic services.
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The opportunity
Join CSIRO's Diagnostic Serology team at ACDP in Geelong and contribute to critical disease surveillance and diagnostic testing programs.
Working alongside leading scientists and veterinary experts, you'll apply cutting-edge laboratory techniques to help safeguard Australia's livestock industries against exotic and emerging disease threats.
As the Laboratory Diagnostic Technician you will be responsible for assisting with the delivery of outputs across a range of quality-assured laboratory diagnostic services. In particular, the work will include disease surveillance testing for exotic and infectious diseases of veterinary significance, and associated laboratory housekeeping activities. You will also assist other diagnostic teams within the program, as required. The testing conducted primarily involves the use of virology techniques such as Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), Haemagglutination inhibition (HI) and virus neutralisation tests (VNTs).
In this role, you will work in the biologically secure laboratories at physical contai
📌 Laboratory Diagnostic Technician (Vic)
🏢 CSIRO
📍 Vic