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Temporary Full Time Technician, Scientist and Intern
Research positions in microalgal cell biology: Full time (1-2 years) for a research technician, scientist and intern in a research project focusing on protein expression in microalgae algae at North Carolina Central University located at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis (20 minutes from Charlotte).
Job Description: Primary responsibility will be transformation, selection and cultivation of microalgae, collection of samples and daily analytical support of laboratory and algae operations. Candidate must be willing to work extended hours and on the weekends when required. Experience working with algae is desirable. The primary responsibility of this candidate will be to evaluate several approaches for transforming microalgal species. Our goals are to develop transformable algae for protein expression. The successful applicant should have experience with microalgal culturing techniques, a variety of algal transformation tools and protocols, and molecular and biochemical approaches to evaluating transformation success.
To apply, send your CV and references contact to Dr. TinChung Leung by email at tleung@nccu.edu.
posted October 2, 2015
PhD Position (36 months) in Metabolic Engineering with microalgae
Within an EU-funded Horizon 2020 collaborative research project. The project start is scheduled for 08/2015. The industry-led consortium comprises world-leading car manufacturers, an oil company as well as academic research institutions from 5 European countries. The project aims at the direct conversion of CO2 into hydrocarbon fuels by photosynthetic microbes acting as a sustainable catalyst and therefore represents a highly innovative approach to provide future generations with sustainable solutions for transportation fuel supply. Work at Bielefeld University will focus on the implementation of metabolic pathways for hydrocarbon production into the phototrophic microbes Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Nannochloropsis oceanica.
Your qualifications:
- Excellent Master degree or equivalent in Biology, Molecular Biology or Biochemistry
- Strong background in state-of-the-art techniques used for metabolic engineering, vector design, recombinant protein expression & purification
- Expertise in metabolomics techniques is desirable
- Good command of the English language and high level of motivation
Your benefits:
- The opportunity to collaborate with world-leading scientists in a European consortium.
- The excellent infrastructure of the Center for Biotechnology at Bielefeld University with a superb working environment in which you have great opportunities to develop your ideas and accomplish your scientific goals in an international research group.
- The participation in workshops and conferences.
Bielefeld University is committed to support equal opportunity; we encourage applications from qualified women and persons with disabilities.
Your application:
Please send CV (including transcripts & certificates), personal statement of research background & motivation and the name and contact details of two referees as one pdf document per email. Application deadline is 31.05.2015.
Contact details:
Prof. Dr. Olaf Kruse
Bielefeld University; Dep. of Biology/CeBiTec; Chair of Algae Biotechnology & Bioenergy
olaf.kruse@uni-bielefeld.de
posted May 14, 2015