About the role
The Plant Biology Institute at the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) in Oxford, led by Professor Steve Kelly, is hiring a Scientist in Advanced Genome Technologies. The institute develops plant science solutions aimed at improving global food production and planetary health, including enhanced plant productivity, reduced input reliance, decarbonized production platforms, and technologies that accelerate discovery and deployment in plants. The role involves designing and running experiments against stage-gated milestones in genome technologies and plant transformation, rigorous experimental design and data interpretation, cross-team collaboration, presenting at seminars, contributing to IP generation, and mentoring team members.
Requires a Ph.D. in molecular biology, biochemistry, or a related discipline, with deep expertise in cellular, molecular, and synthetic biology and significant experience in plant molecular biology and/or plant-microbe interactions. Experience with protein engineering, multi-edit gene editing, or automated/high-throughput synthetic biology approaches to plant transformation is a plus.
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