Research Associate in Plant Bioengineering

About the role:

Are you an experienced Plant Biologist?

Sarkisyan lab is looking for a postdoctoral scientist (Research Associate) to join the team as a Plant Bioengineer.

We are a team of six based at Imperial College London and the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences. We love seeing our work going all the way from basic science discoveries to real-life technology or a product. We are interested in understanding how to design plant responses and development, and in the next three years we aim to progress towards creating plants with various designer traits.

In the last several years, we mainly worked on engineering bioluminescence in plants (https://light.bio/), and understanding structure-function relationship in proteins (https://www.nature.com/articles/nature17995).

Our current focus is on applying synthetic biology to design plants with agricultural and aesthetic applications.

For more information about the lab, visit our website: https://www.designing.bio/

What you would be doing:

Main responsibilities:

• To plan and carry out research
• To write and publish the results
• To form working relationships with other members of the group
• To assist others and co-supervise students when required
• To contribute to the development and maintenance of the group’s experimental or computational infrastructure as appropriate

What we are looking for:

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual with:

Essentials:

• Experience with plant tissue culture and plant transformation
• PhD or similar industry experience
• One first-author publication on plant biology in a peer-reviewed journal

Desirable:

• Experience in DNA design and assembly
• Programming skills
• Experience in synthetic biology

What we can offer you:

By joining us, you will:

• You will work in a small, friendly team on an ambitious project, with the autonomy to direct your work and explore ideas beyond the core objectives

Further Information

• Please keep your cover letter concise and limited to one page
• Shortlisted candidates may be asked to do a test exercise online
• Online interviews are currently planned on Thursday 16 & Friday 17 January 2025. Please tell us in your cover letter if these dates are not suitable for you.

The LMS is an Institute funded by the MRC and part of the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College. The institute has first-class facilities including high-throughput sequencing, proteomics and metabolomics and provides investigators from clinical and basic science backgrounds with the opportunity to pursue innovative, multidisciplinary research within the excellence of Imperial College. For more information, visit https://lms.mrc.ac.uk

If you require any further details on the role please contact: Karen Sarkisyan  – k.sarkisyan@lms.mrc.ac.uk

Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

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