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Synthetic Biologist - Postdoctoral Researcher

Livermore, CA, us💼 Full-time💰 $123,048–$123,048🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Conduct fundamental and applied research in microbial synthetic biology for critical metal recovery and bioremediation by identifying, characterizing, and engineering novel proteins and pathways.

Role type

Postdoctoral Researcher (Synthetic Biology)

Builds

Novel proteins and metabolic pathways for environmental and resource recovery applications

Domain

Synthetic Biology / Bioremediation / Critical Metal Recovery

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

bacterial physiology, strain engineering, library-scale cloning, high-throughput screening, molecular biology techniques, independent research design, data analysis

Preferred skills

protein design/engineering, microbial evolution, computational protein design, bioinformatics, metalloprotein biochemistry

Technologies

Python, C, C++, R, Java, Matlab

Responsibilities

Develop and execute high-throughput assays to evaluate protein variants; Design research plans and generate/analyze results; Present research outcomes at conferences; Contribute to technical reports and research proposals; Interact with scientists internally and externally

Seniority

Postdoctoral (PhD required)

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