Technical Specialist - Plant Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
Core
Support the Plant SynBio Australia initiative by developing innovative plant biotechnology and synthetic biology tools for agricultural and medicinal crop species.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC plant biotechnology specialist
Builds
Vector and gene constructs, transgenic plants, genome-edited crops, and recombinant protein expression systems
Domain
Agriculture + Plant Synthetic Biology (via careerplan.io/jobs/7b919e15-c040-4043-a07e-dfe9bd4dbc42-technical-specialist-plant-biotechnology-and-synthetic-biology-at-details)
Required skills
Vector construction, plant transformation, genome editing (SDN-1), in vitro plant regeneration (protoplasts, cell suspension, embryogenic callus, zygotic embryos, microspores), molecular analysis of transgenic plants, next-generation sequencing, bioinformatics, PCR, recombinant protein expression, laboratory resource management
Preferred skills
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Technologies
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Responsibilities
Design and assemble vectors and gene constructs; perform molecular analysis of transgenic and genome-edited plants and cell cultures; coordinate transformation and genome editing activities; manage laboratory resources and optimize workflows for molecular biology activities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC