Job Description

What the role is:You will be part of the Centre for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) team under the Professional and Scientific Services Division of AVS. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team at CAVS, you will be responsible for providing professional and competent laboratory research support for animal and zoonotic disease biosurveillance programmes, various research projects with national and international partners with the objective of meeting NParks\' mission to create the best living environment through excellence in nature conservation, greenery and recreation, and veterinary care, in partnership with the community.What you will be working on:You will be involved in one of the following projects:

• Advanced characterization for African Swine Fever Virus
• Antimicrobial resistance in animals

As part of your daily work, you will be involved in the following:

• Undertake assigned projects for method establishment/validation and molecular pathogen characterization.
• Perform laboratory diagnostic analysis, in support of disease outbreak investigations and biosurveillance programmes.
• To develop, establish, and validate test protocols for higher order pathogen characterization e.g. Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and other sequencing platforms for the genetic/genomic analysis of veterinary and zoonotic pathogens, in various sample types including environmental samples (e-DNA and e-RNA pipelines).
• To transfer the applied research analysis pipelines for use in biosurveillance programs and disease investigation.
• Participate in the maintenance of a quality assurance system in compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

What we are looking for:

• Degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Science, Life Science, or related fields, with minimum one year hands-on experience in a veterinary, medical or research laboratory preferred.
• Highly motivated individual with passion for laboratory work.
• Team player with initiative, drive and good interpersonal/communication skills and able to work independently.
• Good IT skills e.g. sound applied knowledge of Microsoft office.

Office Location: The Animal & Plant Health Centre 6 Perahu Road Singapore 718827Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Successful candidates will be offered a 9-month employment contract.About National Parks Board:At the National Parks Board (NParks), we take pride in conserving our natural heritage and enhancing green spaces for all to enjoy in our City in Nature. We have a multi-talented and highly passionate team that is driven by the goal to create a unique world-class living environment through excellence in biodiversity conservation, greenery and recreation, and veterinary care in partnership with the community. If you share our love for nature and animals, and our zest for innovation and continuous learning, we have the perfect working environment for you.

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