Dr Gregory Jedd’s Group – Assistant Research Officer

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated individual to join our team of researchers working to bridge biodiversity and discovery-directed approaches with applications in sustainability.

The NRF-funded project is focused on understanding the diversity, cell biology and physiology of novel marine diatoms (https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003038), and their application as bioconversion platforms. Background information on the groups work can be found here: gregoryjedd.com

Responsibilities:

• Environmental collection and isolation of new strains from the intertidal zone
• Conduct experiments combining methods in microbiology, biochemistry, genetics and microscopy
• Basic lab organization and administration

Requirements:

• BSc in the life sciences, or related fields
• A good understanding of eukaryotic genetics and cell biology
• Prior experience in lab research
• Past experience with genetics, microscopy, molecular biology or microbiology would be helpful
• A keen interest in learning and exploring new subjects

Salary and benefits are commensurable to educational qualifications and working experience of the candidate. Benefits include annual leave, medical and flexi-benefits, etc.

Interested individuals should send their applications (including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and two to three referees’ contacts/ recommendation letters) to:

Gregory Jedd
Senior Principal Investigator
Temasek Life Science Laboratory &
Department of Biological Sciences
1 Research link
The National University of Singapore 
​​​​​​​Singapore 117604

Email: gregory@tll.org.sg