Research Associate in Metabolic Engineering

3 months ago


South Kensington, United Kingdom Imperial College London Full time

**Duties and responsibilities**:
This position is open for a research associate (postdoc) to work on synthetic biology with biotechnologically relevant non-conventional organisms. The project combines state of the art technologies including advanced cloning systems and CRISPR tools, and laboratory automation. The project will run in close collaboration with ValleyDao, which will provide tools for commercialisation.

This post offers an excellent opportunity for academic career advancement in Europe’s number one hub for synthetic biology. Imperial College’s synthetic biology facilities are second-to-none, and include a DNA Foundry and SynBiCITE, a dedicated centre for translating lab research.

**Essential requirements**:
Applicants must have a PhD in synthetic biology, molecular biology, metabolic engineering, microbial biotechnology (or equivalent) for appointment at Research Associate level. Applicants close to completion of their PhDs will also be considered where experience is directly relevant. Please see the job description and person specification document associated with this advert for the full list of criteria.

**Further information**:
This position is full time and fixed term for 24 months.

**Documents**:

- Research Associate - JD.pdf


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