Research Technician (Animal Research)
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the posting.
Key content:
- Contribute to innovative cancer research investigating new therapeutic approaches for hard-to-treat cancers.
- Apply your animal research and laboratory skills in a collaborative research environment at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.
- Full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 12 months.
- Base salary range: $86,540 – $95,920 p.a. (pro-rata) plus 17% superannuation.
- About The Area: description of Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, location, research focus.
- About The Opportunity: tasks: in vivo experimental procedures involving laboratory mice, animal handling and monitoring, treatment administration, dissections, surgical procedures, tissue collection and sample processing; support molecular biology and histology workflows, including RNA/DNA extraction, PCR, immunohistochemistry and preparation of biological samples for downstream analysis; provide day-to-day technical support to cancer research projects, working collaboratively with postdoctoral researchers and research associates.
- About You: qualifications: A Science degree; or a diploma with at least two years' relevant animal handling experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience. Strong practical experience in animal handling, sample processing and the use of laboratory equipment. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to contribute positively within a collaborative research team. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing activities and meet deadlines. Proficiency using standard workplace technology, including word processing, spreadsheets and email. Note: Employment checks will include information on gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and related misconduct to meet legal obligations. A current National Police Clearance, and “C” class driver’s licence will be required by the successful applicant.
- Position description: Research Technician (Animal Research) PD.pdf (maybe ignore as metadata)
- To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Chee Wai Wong at chee.wong@perkins.org.au
- For enquiries on the recruitment process, please contact Zander Ribbens at Zander.Ribbens@uwa.edu.au
- How To Apply: Please apply online via the Apply Now button. The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria. Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Tuesday 20th October. The university reserves the right to close advertising early if required. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia. Please note: Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted outside of formal channels.
- Benefits: Flexible working options. Generous paid leave including parental leave. Up to 17% employer paid superannuation. Salary packaging available. Incremental progression based on 12 months continuous service. Up to 25% discount on eligible UWA full-fee courses. Discounted health insurance. Employee Assistance Program.
- About The University: description of UWA ranking, etc.
- Our commitment to inclusion and diversity: description.
We need to remove boilerplate: contact info? The instructions say remove application instructions, contact info? It says remove application instructions. The contact info lines are part of "To learn more about this opportunity..." and "For enquiries on the recruitment process..." Those are contact details; they might be considered application instructions? Probably they should be removed as they are not substantive content about the job. Also "How To Apply" section should be removed. Also "Position description: Research Technician (Animal Research) PD.pdf" maybe minor metadata; could be dropped.
We need to keep substantive info: role description, responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, pay, maybe schedule (full-time 1.0 FTE for 12 months). That's schedule info: full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 12 months. That is schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section.
Pay: base salary range plus superannuation. So Pay section.
Benefits: list.
About The Area could be considered "About the role" maybe? Actually "About The Area" describes lab and location. Could be part of "About the role" or "About the team". We could make a section "About the role" containing that description plus maybe the mission. But we need to follow headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose which sections have content.
We have:
- About the role: could combine "Contribute to innovative cancer research..." and "About The Area" description. That's substantive.
- Responsibilities: the tasks under About The Opportunity (list of duties). That's a list.
- Requirements: maybe the qualifications/experience needed: "About You" bullet points (education, experience, skills). Could be split into Requirements and Qualifications and Skills. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But we have separate headings allowed. We could make Requirements (education/experience) and Qualifications (skills) and Skills (technical). However we need to avoid filler. Let's see content:
About You includes:
- A Science degree; or a diploma with at least two years' relevant animal handling experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience.
- Strong practical experience in animal handling, sample processing and the use of laboratory equipment.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to contribute positively within a collaborative research team.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing activities and meet deadlines.
- Proficiency using standard workplace technology, including word processing, spreadsheets and email.
- Note: Employment checks will include information on gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and related misconduct to meet legal obligations. A current National Police Clearance, and “C” class driver’s licence will be required by the successful applicant.
We could treat first bullet as Requirements (education/experience). Second bullet as Qualifications (practical experience). Third to fifth as Skills (communication, organisational, tech proficiency). The note about clearance etc could be Requirements as well (mandatory). Could be part of Requirements.
We need to avoid creating sections with placeholder text. All these have real content.
Benefits: we have list.
Pay: base salary range plus superannuation.
Schedule: full-time (1.0 FTE) fixed term 12 months.
We should not include About The University or inclusion/diversity boilerplate? Those are generic statements about the university; they might be considered boilerplate but they are substantive? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The inclusion/diversity statement is similar to EEO; likely should be removed. The About The University description is also generic marketing; maybe considered boilerplate? It's not strictly legal but could be considered fluff. The instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." The university description may be considered not essential to the job. I'd remove it to keep focused.
Also remove "About The Area" maybe we keep as part of About the role.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
Contribute to innovative cancer research investigating new therapeutic approaches for hard-to-treat cancers. Apply your animal research and laboratory skills in a collaborative research environment at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. The Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, within the UWA Centre for Medical Research and UWA Medical School, is based at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Nedlands. The fully funded laboratory is developing novel therapeutic approaches for hard-to-treat cancers, with research spanning CRISPR-based manipulation of the cancer epigenome and the characterisation of an oncogene involved in cancer resistance to therapy.
Responsibilities
- Undertake in vivo experimental procedures involving laboratory mice, including animal handling and monitoring, treatment administration, dissections, surgical procedures, tissue collection and sample processing.
- Support molecular biology and histology workflows, including RNA/DNA extraction, PCR, immunohistochemistry and preparation of biological samples for downstream analysis.
- Provide day-to-day technical support to cancer research projects, working collaboratively with postdoctoral researchers and research associates.
Requirements
- A Science degree; or a diploma with at least two years' relevant animal handling experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience.
- A current National Police Clearance and a “C” class driver’s licence are required.
- Employment checks will include information on gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and related misconduct to meet legal obligations.
Qualifications
- Strong practical experience in animal handling, sample processing and the use of laboratory equipment.
Skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to contribute positively within a collaborative research team.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing activities and meet deadlines.
- Proficiency using standard workplace technology, including word processing, spreadsheets and email.
Benefits
- Flexible working options.
- Generous paid leave including parental leave.
- Up to 17% employer paid superannuation.
- Salary packaging available.
- Incremental progression based on 12 months continuous service.
- Up to 25% discount on eligible UWA full‑fee courses.
- Discounted health insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
Pay
Base salary range: $86,540 – $95,920 p.a. (pro‑rata) plus 17% superannuation.
Schedule
Full‑time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 12 months.
We need to ensure we didn't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Check duplication: we included National Police Clearance etc under Requirements. Good.
We omitted contact info, application instructions, closing date, etc. Good.
We omitted "About The University" and inclusion/diversity.
We kept all substantive info.
Check if any content missed: The line "Full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 12 months." we used in Schedule.
Base salary range we used.
Benefits list includes all items from Benefits section: Flexible working options. Generous paid leave including parental leave. Up to 17% employer paid superannuation. Salary packaging available. Incremental progression based on 12 months continuous service. Up to 25% discount on eligible UWA full-fee courses. Discounted health insurance. Employee Assistance Program.
Yes.
We also included "Up to 17% employer paid superannuation." which duplicates pay but it's okay as benefit.
Now ensure we didn't repeat job title as heading
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the posting. Key content: - Contribute to innovative cancer research investigating new therapeutic approaches for hard-to-treat cancers. - Apply your animal research and laboratory skills in a collaborative research environment at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. - Full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 12 months. - Base salary range: $86,540 – $95,920 p.a. (pro-rata) plus 17% superannuation. - About The Area: description of Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, location, research focus. - About The Opportunity: tasks: in vivo experimental procedures involving laboratory mice, animal handling and monitoring, treatment administration, dissections, surgical procedures, tissue collection and sample processing; support molecular biology and histology workflows, including RNA/DNA extraction, PCR, immunohistochemistry and preparation of biological samples for downstream analysis; provide day-to-day technical support to cancer research projects, working collaboratively with postdoctoral researchers and research associates. - About You: qualifications: A Science degree; or a diploma with at least two years' relevant animal handling experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience. Strong practical experience in animal handling, sample processing and the use of laboratory equipment. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to contribute positively within a collaborative research team. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing activities and meet deadlines. Proficiency using standard workplace technology, including word processing, spreadsheets and email. Note: Employment checks will include information on gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and related misconduct to meet legal obligations. A current National Police Clearance, and “C” class driver’s licence will be required by the successful applicant. - Position description: Research Technician (Animal Research) PD.pdf (maybe ignore as metadata) - To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Chee Wai Wong at chee.wong@perkins.org.au - For enquiries on the recruitment process, please contact Zander Ribbens at Zander.Ribbens@uwa.edu.au - How To Apply: Please apply online via the Apply Now button. The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria. Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Tuesday 20th October. The university reserves the right to close advertising early if required. This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia. Please note: Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted outside of formal channels. - Benefits: Flexible working options. Generous paid leave including parental leave. Up to 17% employer paid superannuation. Salary packaging available. Incremental progression based on 12 months continuous service. Up to 25% discount on eligible UWA full-fee courses. Discounted health insurance. Employee Assistance Program. - About The University: description of UWA ranking, etc. - Our commitment to inclusion and diversity: description. We need to remove boilerplate: contact info? The instructions say remove application instructions, contact info? It says remove application instructions. The contact info lines are part of "To learn more about this opportunity..." and "For enquiries on the recruitment process..." Those are contact details; they might be considered application instructions? Probably they should be removed as they are not substantive content about the job. Also "How To Apply" section should be removed. Also "Position description: Research Technician (Animal Research) PD.pdf" maybe minor metadata; could be dropped. We need to keep substantive info: role description, responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, pay, maybe schedule (full-time 1.0 FTE for 12 months). That's schedule info: full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 12 months. That is schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section. Pay: base salary range plus superannuation. So Pay section. Benefits: list. About The Area could be considered "About the role" maybe? Actually "About The Area" describes lab and location. Could be part of "About the role" or "About the team". We could make a section "About the role" containing that description plus maybe the mission. But we need to follow headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose which sections have content. We have: - About the role: could combine "Contribute to innovative cancer research..." and "About The Area" description. That's substantive. - Responsibilities: the tasks under About The Opportunity (list of duties). That's a list. - Requirements: maybe the qualifications/experience needed: "About You" bullet points (education, experience, skills). Could be split into Requirements and Qualifications and Skills. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But we have separate headings allowed. We could make Requirements (education/experience) and Qualifications (skills) and Skills (technical). However we need to avoid filler. Let's see content: About You includes: - A Science degree; or a diploma with at least two years' relevant animal handling experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience. - Strong practical experience in animal handling, sample processing and the use of laboratory equipment. - Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to contribute positively within a collaborative research team. - Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing activities and meet deadlines. - Proficiency using standard workplace technology, including word processing, spreadsheets and email. - Note: Employment checks will include information on gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and related misconduct to meet legal obligations. A current National Police Clearance, and “C” class driver’s licence will be required by the successful applicant. We could treat first bullet as Requirements (education/experience). Second bullet as Qualifications (practical experience). Third to fifth as Skills (communication, organisational, tech proficiency). The note about clearance etc could be Requirements as well (mandatory). Could be part of Requirements. We need to avoid creating sections with placeholder text. All these have real content. Benefits: we have list. Pay: base salary range plus superannuation. Schedule: full-time (1.0 FTE) fixed term 12 months. We should not include About The University or inclusion/diversity boilerplate? Those are generic statements about the university; they might be considered boilerplate but they are substantive? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The inclusion/diversity statement is similar to EEO; likely should be removed. The About The University description is also generic marketing; maybe considered boilerplate? It's not strictly legal but could be considered fluff. The instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." The university description may be considered not essential to the job. I'd remove it to keep focused. Also remove "About The Area" maybe we keep as part of About the role. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll produce something like:
About the role
Contribute to innovative cancer research investigating new therapeutic approaches for hard-to-treat cancers. Apply your animal research and laboratory skills in a collaborative research environment at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. The Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, within the UWA Centre for Medical Research and UWA Medical School, is based at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Nedlands. The fully funded laboratory is developing novel therapeutic approaches for hard-to-treat cancers, with research spanning CRISPR-based manipulation of the cancer epigenome and the characterisation of an oncogene involved in cancer resistance to therapy.
Responsibilities
- Undertake in vivo experimental procedures involving laboratory mice, including animal handling and monitoring, treatment administration, dissections, surgical procedures, tissue collection and sample processing.
- Support molecular biology and histology workflows, including RNA/DNA extraction, PCR, immunohistochemistry and preparation of biological samples for downstream analysis.
- Provide day-to-day technical support to cancer research projects, working collaboratively with postdoctoral researchers and research associates.
Requirements
- A Science degree; or a diploma with at least two years' relevant animal handling experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience.
- A current National Police Clearance and a “C” class driver’s licence are required.
- Employment checks will include information on gender-based violence, sexual harassment, and related misconduct to meet legal obligations.
Qualifications
- Strong practical experience in animal handling, sample processing and the use of laboratory equipment.
Skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to contribute positively within a collaborative research team.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing activities and meet deadlines.
- Proficiency using standard workplace technology, including word processing, spreadsheets and email.
Benefits
- Flexible working options.
- Generous paid leave including parental leave.
- Up to 17% employer paid superannuation.
- Salary packaging available.
- Incremental progression based on 12 months continuous service.
- Up to 25% discount on eligible UWA full‑fee courses.
- Discounted health insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
Pay
Base salary range: $86,540 – $95,920 p.a. (pro‑rata) plus 17% superannuation.
Schedule
Full‑time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 12 months.
We need to ensure we didn't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Check duplication: we included National Police Clearance etc under Requirements. Good. We omitted contact info, application instructions, closing date, etc. Good. We omitted "About The University" and inclusion/diversity. We kept all substantive info. Check if any content missed: The line "Full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 12 months." we used in Schedule. Base salary range we used. Benefits list includes all items from Benefits section: Flexible working options. Generous paid leave including parental leave. Up to 17% employer paid superannuation. Salary packaging available. Incremental progression based on 12 months continuous service. Up to 25% discount on eligible UWA full-fee courses. Discounted health insurance. Employee Assistance Program. Yes. We also included "Up to 17% employer paid superannuation." which duplicates pay but it's okay as benefit. Now ensure we didn't repeat job title as heading