Job Description

To provide support to the Principal Investigator in research projects, maintenance of laboratory inventory and administration.

Research duties and responsibilities will include:

• assisting to develop and carry out experiments and performing biological, hemotological, chemical, or physical analysis and determinations as tasked
• organizing, preserving and presenting the results of the experiments in a logical manner to supervisors or in research meetings
• assist in supervising, training and guiding attachment/undergraduate students where required
• performing surgical procedures, geno-typing, post-mortem examinations, tissue collection activities, etc. involving laboratory animals, and when necessary to make injections and dissections
• cooperate in maintaining and planning for the needs of the lab team as well as to meet administrative duties that are assigned.

Key Responsibilities * To carry out assigned experiments, record, organize and present experimental results in a logical manner

• To ensure that standard operating procedures and safety regulations in the laboratory are followed
• To assist in supervising, training and guiding attachment/ students if necessary
• To plan and ensure overall laboratory administrative needs are met and maintain a systematic and proper record of all purchases
• To maintain patient-derived organoids/xenograft lines and keep proper records for all lines established

Qualifications

Honors degree (2nd upper class and above) in Life Sciences or similar field.

Candidates with 3-4 years of experience in a cancer biology laboratory and/or postgraduates will have an advantage.

Job Requirements * Conduct independent reading and literature review to understand the project and the basis of each experiment

• Performs experiments, analyse and interpret scientific data independently
• Able to multi-task, well organized, and acquire good time management skills
• Communicates clearly and effectively in written and oral scientific presentations

Covid-19 Message

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.

Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.

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