Post Undergraduate/Graduate Intern – Molecular Biology
About The Position
The RRES Center at NLR has an opening for a full-time post undergraduate/graduate internship within the Synthetic Biology and Bioconversion group. Responsibilities for this intern will focus on metabolic engineering and synthetic biology to generate, screen, and optimize engineered bacterial strains for production of renewable fuels and chemicals from various biomass-derived intermediates and/or C1 molecules. In collaboration with postdoctoral researchers and research scientists, the intern will engineer strains to validate physiological hypotheses. In addition, the successful candidate will have the following: Excellent organizational skills, including contemporary laboratory notebook documentation Attention to detail Proficient communication skills, including the ability to succinctly communicate scientific findings to peers Critical thinking skills, including the ability to formulate hypotheses and interpret results Ability to maintain a clean lab space with utmost attention to safety Demonstrated ability to work safely with minimal supervision Please note this will likely be a 3-month internship.
Requirements
- Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
- Undergraduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited institution.
- Post Undergraduate: Earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
- Graduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution.
- Post Graduate: Earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
- Graduate + PhD: Completed master’s degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution.
- Demonstrated experience in molecular biology, including DNA cloning and transformation.
- Demonstrated experience in microbiology, including sterile techniques.
- Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with genetic engineering of Cupriavidus necator
- Experience designing synthetic operons and constructing plasmids
- Experience with biological conversion of C1 substrates
- Experience with computational data analysis, e.g., skills in Python or R.
Responsibilities
- Focus on metabolic engineering and synthetic biology to generate, screen, and optimize engineered bacterial strains for production of renewable fuels and chemicals from various biomass-derived intermediates and/or C1 molecules.
- Engineer strains to validate physiological hypotheses in collaboration with postdoctoral researchers and research scientists.
- Maintain a clean lab space with utmost attention to safety.
- Work safely with minimal supervision.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match
- sick leave (where required by law)
- performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component (may be eligible, but not guaranteed)
- relocation expense reimbursement (some positions may be eligible)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
