Scientist, Plant Metabolic Engineering — Cell‑Based Production

Ellison Institute of Technology; Oxford; On-site; CAD 94,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Bonus

Holiday allowance

Pension

Life insurance

Income protection

Private medical

Employee discounts

Electric car scheme

Nursery scheme

Cycle to work

Family planning

Neurodiversity support

Coaching & therapy

Job summary

Ellison Institute of Technology seeks a Scientist to join the Cell Based Production programme. You will advance plant specialised metabolism engineering and contribute to plant cell culture projects aimed at decarbonised plant-based production of foods or medicines.

The role emphasizes discovery to development and scalable application. The candidate should have a strong metabolism background, with expertise in analysing pathways, and experience in engineering plant cells using state-of-the-art

Qualifications

• PhD in Biochemistry, Plant Biology or related discipline.
• Strong background in plant specialised metabolism.
• Experience in specialised metabolite analytics.
• Experience in plant metabolic engineering and synthetic biology.
• Proficiency in applying advanced plant biotechnology approaches.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct research focused on understanding and engineering plant specialised metabolism in plant cell cultures to produce high-value plant natural products.
• Develop and apply novel engineering and synthetic biology strategies to optimise biosynthetic pathway flux and product tolerance.
• Collaborate with EIT Oxford AI and Robotics teams to establish model-driven engineering and rapid iteration of engineering cycles.
• Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretations, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes.
• Deliver research progress through stage gated milestones.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to incorporate cutting edge research techniques into experiments.
• Present scientific work at seminars within EIT and at external meetings, including discussions on developments in the field.
• Recognise and act on opportunities for IP creation and cooperate in patent protection and impact delivery.
• Conduct research ethically, in line with EIT policy and best scientific practice.

Skills

Plant metabolism

Metabolite analytics

Metabolic engineering

Synthetic biology

Plant biotechnology

Education

PhD in Biochemistry/Plant Biology/ Biotechnology

Tools

Mass spectrometry

Lab automation

Job description

Ellison Institute of Technology seeks a Scientist to join the Cell Based Production programme. You will advance plant specialised metabolism engineering and contribute to plant cell culture projects aimed at decarbonised plant-based production of foods or medicines.

The role emphasizes discovery to development and scalable application. The candidate should have a strong metabolism background, with expertise in analysing pathways, and experience in engineering plant cells using state-of-the-art