🔎 What we're looking for
We are seeking an exceptional Strain Engineering Scientist to join our R&D team and drive the development of our model organism bio-production platform. The scientist will push the implementation and optimisation of metabolic pathways for production of isoprenoids in microbial strains at lab scale.
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💡 We post education and experience requirements along with a salary range for transparency and to allow candidates to have a sense of our expectations.
If it doesn’t match perfectly, don’t hesitate to apply, we are flexible!
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🚀 Responsibilities
- Implement novel metabolic pathways in microbial strains for industrial production of isoprenoids
- Engineer and optimise of the microbial strain hosts to increase production of isoprenoids to economically viable titers
- Diversify the sources of feedstock as a raw material for the industrial production of isoprenoids
- Optimise cultivation conditions, design assays for screening the performance of engineered microorganisms
💪 Qualifications
Hard skills
- Construction and implementation of biosynthetic pathways for production of valuable molecules
- Hands-on experience of high throughput screening of microbial strains
- Experience in cultivation and evolution of engineered microorganisms
- Knowledge of microbial metabolism and physiology
- Bonus: experience in isoprenoid production implementation
- Bonus: professional experience in startup or industry
Soft skills
- Proven track record of technical expertise
- Great team player
- Action-oriented mindset, ability to take initiatives