Research Assistant

2 weeks ago

West Singapore Emprego SG Full time

**Location**

Singapore, West

**Job Type**

Contract

**Salary**

$2,500 - $5,000 Per Month

**Date Posted**

35 minutes ago

Additional Details

**Job ID**

107909

**Job Views**

1

**Job Description**:
Roles & Responsibilities

**Job Description**:
(SCELSE) is a unique interdisciplinary Research Centre of Excellence (RCE), funded by National Research Foundation, Ministry of Education (Singapore), Nanyang Technological University and National University of Singapore. Hosted by NTU in partnership with NUS, SCELSE is linking new insights from the life sciences with expertise from emerging technologies in engineering and natural sciences to understand, harness and control microbial biofilm communities and microbiomes.

We are currently looking for a Research Assistant to work within our Air Microbiome project. The group uses metagenomics, whole genome sequencing, and computational and statistical analysis to investigate the ecology of airborne microorganisms. This role will be mostly focused on extraction of DNA and RNA from environmental samples and cell cultures, and will additionally involve other general support work in a busy research environment.
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Isolation and quality-control of DNA and RNA from environmental samples.
- Genomic DNA extraction with high quality to for next generation sequencing.
- Troubleshooting and optimization of existing protocols.
- Assisting with outdoor and indoor field sampling.
- Handling and maintaining cultures of microbial isolates
**Job Requirements**:

- A university degree, Polytechnic diploma or extensive lab experience in Molecular Biology, Microbiology or related fields.
- Experience in molecular biology and microbiology lab for more than 6 months.
- General working knowledge of sterile technique and basic molecular biological techniques.
- Experience in genomic DNA extraction for next generation sequencing highly desirable.
- Familiarity with best laboratory practice and health & safety regulations.
Ability to work with mínimal supervision.
- Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise ongoing work.
- Ability to manage and maintain laboratory records and documentation.
- Flexible approach to work and ability to operate as part of a team.
- Familiarity with standard microbiological procedures both for general lab operation (e.g. microbiological media preparation) and experimental work (e.g. cultivation of microbes, especially environmental isolates)
- Previous experience with high-throughput sequencing pipelines would be beneficial.

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