joshbay84 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 One of my friend has a Masters degree in Bioinformatics, when I look for it in the SOL, cannot find any exact match. The closest I see is Biomedical Engineer. However, she does not have an "Engineering" degree, but has "Masters of Science" in Bioinformatics. Is she still eligible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toOZ2012 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 What did your friend major in for her undergraduation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshbay84 Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 What did your friend major in for her undergraduation? Both undergraduation ( 3 years) and post graduation ( 2 years) were bioinformatics major Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toOZ2012 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Don't quote me on this but Bioinformatics is more CS related where as BioMed Engg is, well, engineering. Your best bet would be to contact Engineers Australia and see if they'll accept her degree for BioMedical Engineer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scattley Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Bioinformatics is nothing like biomedical engineering sorry. Bioinformatics is not a science in need in Australia anymore and hasn't for the past 6 or so years. We send most of our research to Singapore and NZ. There are only 2 departments really naitoonwide that are speciality departments and they have less than 8 bioinformaticians in each. Not a demand for immigrants. The only way in is to get offered a post doctoral research position but those institutes require an extremely high level of international recognition for these positions. So my suggestion is to go to the next ISMB conference and seek out people from WEHI, HFI or UQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshbay84 Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Bioinformatics is nothing like biomedical engineering sorry. Bioinformatics is not a science in need in Australia anymore and hasn't for the past 6 or so years. We send most of our research to Singapore and NZ. There are only 2 departments really naitoonwide that are speciality departments and they have less than 8 bioinformaticians in each. Not a demand for immigrants. The only way in is to get offered a post doctoral research position but those institutes require an extremely high level of international recognition for these positions. So my suggestion is to go to the next ISMB conference and seek out people from WEHI, HFI or UQ Thank you for the valuable information, appreciate the same. I just looked up for Bioinformatics in NZ LTSSL and could not find any match there too - strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scattley Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Thank you for the valuable information, appreciate the same. I just looked up for Bioinformatics in NZ LTSSL and could not find any match there too - strange. Whilst there are jobs in NZ there is not sufficient for immigration. The ones I have seen outside unis require NZ citizenship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptlabs Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 One of my friend has a Masters degree in Bioinformatics, when I look for it in the SOL, cannot find any exact match. The closest I see is Biomedical Engineer. However, she does not have an "Engineering" degree, but has "Masters of Science" in Bioinformatics. Is she still eligible? Hi Josh There's no way anyone here will be able to conclude whether she is eligible or not, based on the title of her awards (degrees). If your friend is serious about migrating, it may be time for her to contact a registered migration agent who has expertise in the area which she is qualified in. As you can see, there is no easy visual match in her case... Regards Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KThaman Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Hi, Even i am a Bioinformatics graduate and currently working as ICT Business Analyst. Can you please suggest if you were able to figure out a solution for immigration to Australia. Which skill do you suggest me to choose while applying for PR in Australia. Regards, KT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT55 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 One of my friend has a Masters degree in Bioinformatics, when I look for it in the SOL, cannot find any exact match. The closest I see is Biomedical Engineer. However, she does not have an "Engineering" degree, but has "Masters of Science" in Bioinformatics. Is she still eligible? Bioinformatics is more related to using computational tools to solve biological problems in particular genome analysis so you could try one of the 'life science' occupations. Dont think its on the SOL though- May be worth investigating if state sponsorship is available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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