Opportunities

SGEL is always looking to recruit well-qualified Higher Degree Research (HDR) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) students.

We are also keen to hear from aspiring postdoctoral researchers wanting to further their career by applying for both internal (QUT) and external early-/mid-career fellowships, and other funding opportunities.

See below for some current research projects/themes:

Applicants should ideally have knowledge in genetics and/or epidemiology along with statistical and computational skills. Experience with the Linux/Unix operating system, a programming language (e.g., C/C++, Java, Perl, Python) and at least one statistical package (e.g., R, SPSS) is also highly desired. However, if you are motivated and able to learn and to think, we can teach you. You will also have the opportunity to receive more formal training by participating in courses and workshops held locally and overseas.

• Migraine
  • The genetic relationship between migraine and depression
  • The genetic relationship between migraine and motion sickness
  • The relationship between migraine and sex steroid hormones
  • Identifying differential blood DNA methylation associated with migraine
  • Identifying differential blood RNA expression associated with migraine
  • Understanding the relationship between infant colic and migraine
• Endometriosis
  • The relationship between endometriosis and thyroid dysfunction
• Cross-trait and/or Multi-omic analysis of
  • Migraine,
  • Depression,
  • Endometriosis,
  • Epilepsy, or
  • another complex traits of you preference (i.e., discuss and justify your trait of interest).
•  BYO
  • Do you have a favourite topic that you think is interesting and warrants investigation?
    Let us hear your pitch and we can discuss the options…