Associate Researcher-- GOEDC5817026

Responsibilities:

• Designing and planning experiments with timelines
• Ensure that all experiments are planned on time, and in a safe manner
• Perform vector construction and Agrobacterium transformation with QC
• Perform transient assays developed by the Transgene expression engineering team
• Phenotyping of transgenic plants and transgene expression analysis
• Data analysis and reporting
• Continually look for process improvement opportunities and help the team to implement solutions
• Troubleshooting of processes as needed
• Make detailed observations, analyze data and interpret results
• Collaborate with colleagues in controlled environment for plant sample collection
• Promotion of a safe working environment.
• Perform routine lab support tasks like plasmid isolation, agrobacterium transformation and other molecular biology techniques developed by SRA’s in the team

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Molecular biology, crop sciences, biochemistry or or related science fields with 1-3 years of working experience or equivalent amounts of relevant education and experience.
• Strong computer skills and experience with data analysis
• Prior experience working in a research laboratory and field is required
• Experience with problem identification, problem solving and process improvement
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Attention to detail and ability to stay focused while performing repetitive tasks
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and committed to personal/technical growth
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects/ experiments
• Understanding principles of experiment design, and statistical data analyses is desired.
• Excellent organizational skills and record keeping ability

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