[SocBiN] Open position: research engineer to join our applications development team at NGI Stockholm

[Carsten Daub]

We are looking for a research engineer to join our applications development team at NGI. The successful candidate will work in one of the largest European sequencing facilities. The role will be varied and the candidate will be involved with multiple different tasks.

https://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=5827&rmlang=UK

The National Genomics Infrastructure (NGI) is the largest technical platform in SciLifeLab. It is a national resource that offers an infrastructure for state-of-the-art DNA sequencing and SNP genotyping to researchers across Sweden. By providing access to advanced genomics techniques and providing guidelines and support for sampling, study design, protocol selection and bioinformatics analysis, we hope to enable world-leading research.

Main responsibilities
Examples of duties:

	• Working in collaborative projects with users
	• Developing lab protocols for new techniques and applications
	• Working with laboratory automation systems
	• Problem solving difficulties with existing library preparation methods
	• Care and maintenance of key laboratory instruments.
Qualification requirements

	• Degree in molecular biology or equivalent competence
	• Familiarity with working in a laboratory environment
	• Experience of working with RNA and DNA
	• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
	• Excellent spoken and written English.
Meriting experience

	• Experience of large-scale sequencing technologies, especially illumina, but also others
	• Experience of working with DNA and RNA library preparation and handling
	• Experience of DNA/RNA extraction
	• Experience from service-oriented laboratory operations.