North South University
Requirements
Education
- MSc in Microbiology or a closely related life science discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or equivalent.
- Candidates with strong relevant research experience in genome sequencing technologies will be preferred.
Experience
- 3 to 4 years
- The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): University
Additional Requirements
- Age At most 35 years
Required Skills:
- Minimum 3-4 years of research experience at a reputed research institute such as icddr,b, IEDCR, NGRI, or a similar organization.
- Should be able to carry out sequencing using oxford nanopore and Illumina platform.
- Experience in molecular biology and microbiology laboratory techniques.
- Hands-on experience with microbial culture, DNA/RNA extraction, PCR/qPCR, gel electrophoresis, ELISA, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
- Should have strong bioinformatics knowledge and handling high throughput sequencing data using different tools such as SPADES, prokka.
- Should be efficient both in Linux and Windows platform for handling large scale sequencing data as reflected by publication in high quality (Q1) journal(s).
- At least 2 first-author publications in Q1 peer-reviewed journals.
Other Terms and Conditions:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
- The candidate should be able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary research team.
- Strong organizational skills, research documentation ability, and problem-solving capacity are expected.
- Willingness to work beyond regular office hours, during urgent project needs, or on holidays if necessary.
Responsibilities & Context
Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct molecular biology, microbiology, and bioinformatics-based research activities.
- Perform bacteriophage isolation, characterization, host-range testing, and therapeutic evaluation-related laboratory work.
- Carry out DNA/RNA extraction, PCR/qPCR, ELISA, gel electrophoresis, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and sequencing-related laboratory procedures.
- Analyze genomic and metagenomic data using appropriate bioinformatics tools.
- Perform genome assembly, annotation, AMR/virulence profiling, phylogenomic analysis, CRISPR-Cas analysis, and scientific data visualization.
- Maintain laboratory records, experimental data, SOPs, and research documentation.
- Assist in manuscript preparation, grant/proposal writing, project reporting, and presentation of research findings.
- Support thesis students, research trainees, workshops, and laboratory training activities.
- Coordinate with research team members and contribute to ongoing projects at NGRI.
To apply for this job email your details to apply@chakricircular.com