Job Description

Date: 19-Jul-2022 Location: Kent Ridge Campus, SG Company: National University of Singapore

The National University of Singapore invites applications for two Post-Doctoral Research Fellow positions in the Synthetic Biology Translational Research Programme (TRP), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Appointments will be on a 1-year contract in the first instance, with the possibility of extension. Fresh PhD holders are welcome. Purpose of the post The Research Fellows (RFs) will be responsible to, and work closely with the Principal Investigator and a team of researchers on the goals set out for the project(s) of interest. The RF’s principal role will be to engineer microorganisms for application in sustainable bioproduction. Main Duties and Responsibilities The Research Fellow is expected to:

• Develop biological parts, genetic circuits, or tools for engineering microorganisms;

• Metabolically engineer microorganisms with high bioproduction capabilities for industrial applications in the production of value-added biochemicals;

• Mentor research assistants, graduate, and undergraduate students;

• Assist in any other duties delegated by the Principal Investigator and group leaders.

Qualifications

The applicant should:

• Hold a PhD in Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, or related disciplines;

• Have extensive knowledge and hands-on experience on genetic parts assembly, pathway engineering, microbial strain engineering, fermentation, recovery and analytics of targeted metabolites;

• Be able to design and perform experiments for microbial strain engineering, gene expression, protein expression, enzymatic assays, microbial fermentation, and product recovery;

• Be able to work independently and in a team, have an investigative nature as well as a strong attention to detail, and

• Have an established record of international publications.

Remuneration will be commensurated with the candidate’s qualifications and experience. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Ms Mageswari G, at lsimg@nus.edu.sg Formal application: Please submit your application, indicating job reference number and current/expected salary, supported by a detailed CV (including personal particulars, academic and employment history, complete list of publications/oral presentations and full contacts of 3 referees). Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus Organization: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Department : Dean's Office (Medicine) Employee Referral Eligible: No Job requisition ID : 16532