Metabolic Engineer

     Job Description

     Ph. D in Molecular Biology / Genetic engineering / Synthetic biology

    Exp 5+ Yrs

     Coimbatore

 Experience:

 FIVE years research experience post PhD.

 Minimum Five publications in reputed journals or patents in metabolic engineering.

 Required skills and experience

 Hands-on in the lab.

 Ability to independently handle metabolic engineering projects.

 Design & execute strain construction (both prokaryotes & eukaryotes), especially under frugal resources.

 Ability to map the entire multi-step metabolic pathway to produce natural small molecule.

 Familiarity with biochemistry to design / discover suitable enzymes for unknown / uncharacterized metabolic steps in the pathway.

 Synthesize genes and engineer the same in chosen microbial host. Deep understanding of cofactors & other supporting requirements.

 Detect the expression of intermediates and final target compound, using suitable analytical methods & Assay systems.

 Iterative engineering of genes to increase titres.

  Culture: Mind-set to work for a startup & grow with it.

  Remuneration: Commensurate with candidate s experience & abilities relevant to the job requirements.