The senior/ scientist will bridge research between laboratory development and industrial application.

He or she is expected to 1) develop and optimize metabolic pathways; 2) design and engineer strains towards application criteria such as preventing by-product formation/ avoiding the use of antibiotics; 3) bridge between enzyme engineering and fermentation teams; 4) liaise with industry players.

The senior/ scientist would be required to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team including enzyme engineers, biomathematicians, and fermentation engineers for the development of complete biomanufacturing processes and translating into industrial production. The researcher is encouraged to publish in international peer-reviewed journals and file competitive patents.

Key responsibility:

• Leading in designing and carrying out scientific experiments and communicating findings to teammates.
• Develop novel tools in metabolic engineering, pathway engineering and synthetic biology.
• Use developed tools to design novel pathways and/or improve existing pathways and strains for production of value-added chemicals.
• Presenting results in lab meeting and to industrial collaborators
• Publish peer-reviewed papers and patents
• Data analysis and prepare written and oral reports
• Ability to work effectively in a large, multidisciplinary team of engineers, and biologists. Contribute to the general scientific discussions.
• Mentoring junior researchers and student interns. Leading in designing and carrying out scientific experiments and communicating findings to teammates.
• Develop novel tools in metabolic engineering, pathway engineering and synthetic biology.
• Use developed tools to design novel pathways and/or improve existing pathways and strains for production of value-added chemicals.
• Presenting results in lab meeting and to industrial collaborators
• Publish peer-reviewed papers and patents
• Data analysis and prepare written and oral reports
• Ability to work effectively in a large, multidisciplinary team of engineers, and biologists. Contribute to the general scientific discussions.
• Mentoring junior researchers and student interns.

Job Requirements:

• PhD in chemical engineering, bioengineering and biochemistry.
• Strong research background in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology
• Proficiency in genomic editing, bioprocess engineering and fermentation

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.