Research Associate Contractor

Objective

• The Temporary Contractor Research Associate (RA) will join a small, collaborative, microbial engineering team, focused on engineering non-model microbes for commercial application. The candidate will have the opportunity to leverage synthetic biology and analytical chemistry approaches to engineer microbes and assay them for improved properties.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively across Joyn Bio and Ginkgo Bioworks to deliver on microbial engineering objectives.
• Generate, characterize and screen engineered microbial strains based on, microbiological, enzymatic, and analytical chemistry assays.
• The position requires at least 85% of the time spent at the laboratory bench, and 15% of the time documenting projects.

Benefits

• Work with a fun and collaborative team of microbiologists, molecular biologists and analytical chemists.
• Learn laboratory techniques such as, but not limited to, next generation sequencing, culturing and engineering industrially relevant microbes, chemical and fluorescence based assays.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s (or equivalent experience) in biochemistry, synthetic biology, molecular biology, microbiology, or a related field is necessary.
• At least 1 year of industry experience is recommended.
• Experience culturing and transforming non-model microbes is a plus.
• Sterile technique is required.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills are required.
• Excitement to learn new techniques and own routine assay execution is essential.

Details

• This is a 3-month contract position through a partner agency
• This position will report to a Scientist in Microbial Engineering
• This individual will work with the Boston-based Microbial Engineering team

Location

• This position will be based out of our 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts site.