Support leading edge scientific projects in genomics, single cell technology-driven research, and AI-driven cell imaging by planning and delivering reliable wet-lab experiments.
Compensation
Grade 5, monthly salary from €4.147, 92 after tax, plus generous benefits and financial allowances based on individual circumstances. Excluding 12.99% personal pension and insurance contributions.
Responsibilities
Plan, organise, and conduct molecular biology and genomics experiments across parallel projects, experimental designs and timelines with researchers and delivering reproducible results within previously agreed priorities.
Deliver genomic and transcriptomic library preparation for short-read and single-molecule long-read sequencing, Strand-seq and other single-cell and multi-omics workflows, including quality control and basic data analysis.
Carry out cell culture, flow cytometry analysis, cell sorting, PCR/qPCR validation, and operate microscopy platforms, particularly AI-guided confocal microscopes, to support project objectives.
Operate and perform routine maintenance of high-throughput liquid-handling and robotic systems; contribute to testing, scaling up and automating workflows to improve consistency and throughput.
Adapt and optimise protocols within agreed guidelines, troubleshoot experimental and equipment issues, and contribute to establishing new techniques with senior colleagues; escalate unresolved problems and changes affecting project objectives.
Research Technician/Lab OfficerNewEMBL · Heidelberg, Germany