Molecular Biologist

Accountabilities:

• Contribute to the digital innovation of invertebrate phenotyping via automated symptomology analysis.
• Run semi-automated C. elegans behavioural assays.
• Contribute to the development, validation, automation and scale-up of these assays.
• Introduce new technologies, techniques, or ways of working to improve the productivity of existing projects/platforms.
• Maintain awareness of key strategic project goals. Propose, design, and carry out appropriate experiments using invertebrates to achieve these goals.
• Communicate with stakeholders on outcomes of experimental activities.
• Train and assist other team members to run assays.
• Maintain high standards of HSE compliance, which includes following all risk assessments, reporting of safety incidents and supporting the lab stewards community when requested.
  
  

Experience & skills:

• Must have a degree/PhD in a relevant science discipline. Appropriate technical science background is critical.
• Must have worked with model or pest invertebrates. Experience with C. elegans is desirable.
• Experience with behavioural analysis would be desirable.
• Experience with the automation and scale up of assays would be desirable.
• Experience with programming in Python would be desirable.
• Excellent note keeping and organisational skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with colleagues. Good influencing skills.