Postdoc: Plant Synthetic Biology & Metabolic Engineering

Royal Holloway, University of London; Egham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension with employer contribution

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Royal Holloway, University of London invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Biological Sciences, based in Egham, Surrey. The role involves joining the plant synthetic biology project in collaboration with SYNGENTA Jealott’s Hill, leading experiments and applying design–build–test–learn strategies.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD (or near completion) in a related field, with strong plant molecular biology and cell culture experience, and will contribute to

Qualifications

• PhD (or near completion) in Plant Biology, Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology or related discipline.
• Strong research background in plant molecular cell biology and plant in vitro culture.
• Experience with plant cell/tissue culture, genetic transformation, selection and screening, and molecular cloning techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead experimental research using physiological, biochemical, imaging and multi-omics approaches.
• Apply iterative design–build–test–learn strategies for plant engineering.
• Contribute to publications, conference presentations and development of the research programme.

Skills

Plant molecular cell biology

Plant tissue culture

Genetic transformation

Molecular cloning

Data analysis

Education

PhD in Plant Biology / related discipline

Tools

Bioinformatics

Microscopy

Job description

Royal Holloway, University of London invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Biological Sciences, based in Egham, Surrey. The role involves joining the plant synthetic biology project in collaboration with SYNGENTA Jealott’s Hill, leading experiments and applying design–build–test–learn strategies.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD (or near completion) in a related field, with strong plant molecular biology and cell culture experience, and will contribute to