Research Opportunities
If you’re interested for an internship involving environmental microbiology, microbial genomics, molecular biology, bioinformatics or bioengineering, contact us!
Research Assistant
Responsibilities
- Perform experiments under the guidance of scientific staff, such as microbiological characterisation, qPCR and sequencing.
- Hands-on work with wet lab aliquoting of reagents, mixing of chemical solutions and media preparation for microbiological culture.
- Accurately record procedures, materials used, and results obtained, enabling others to understand and reproduce results.
- Collaborate across teams, like microbiology and bioinformatics.
- Involved in lab operations, reagent ordering, receiving deliveries, maintaining inventory.
- Supervise and provide guidance to research students and interns
Preferred Experience
- Diploma graduate in the field of biomedical science, biotechnology or life science related field
- Excellent organisation skills
- Collaborative personality with good interpersonal skills
- Interest in microbiology and genomics lab operations and methods
- Experience with microbiology and PCR is a plus
- Experience with aseptic techniques is a plus
Research Assistant – 16S Sequencing
Responsibilities
- Perform 16S sequencing experiments under the guidance of scientific staff, such as qPCR, library preparation and sequencing.
- Accurately record procedures, materials used, and results obtained, enabling others to understand and reproduce results.
- Collaborate across teams, like microbiology and bioinformatics.
- Involved in lab operations, reagent ordering, receiving deliveries, maintaining inventory.
- Supervise and provide guidance to research students and interns
Preferred Experience
- Bachelor graduate in the field of biomedical science, biological sciences or life science related field
- Excellent organisation skills and able to work independently
- Collaborative personality with good interpersonal skills
- Interest in microbiology, bioinformatics and genomics lab operations and methods
- Experience with sequencing and bioinformatics is a plus