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Staff Scientist – Engineering
| Company | Wash U |
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| Location | St. Louis, MO, USA |
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| Salary | $48000 – $86900 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | PhD |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Master’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
- Laboratory Operations (3 Years)
Responsibilities
- Design, test, and optimize novel cell-based and cell-free systems to enhance the efficiency of simple carbon substrate bioconversion.
- Operate and maintain bioreactor and analytic instruments to ensure reliable results.
- Perform metabolic modeling analysis and experimental strain engineering to characterize pathway design and discover biological questions.
- Collaborate with team members to integrate biological systems with electrochemical systems, exploring diverse carbon and nitrogen fixation pathways.
- Support or lead evaluation through laboratory experiments.
- Mentor doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate students engaged in independent research activities.
- Collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary research team to achieve project goals.
- Develop proficiency in career skills, including scientific writing, public speaking, networking, and evaluating scientific literature.
- Present scientific work both inside and outside the university and assist with grant preparation and project reporting.
- General lab organization, manage EH&S responsibility, and perform other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in biology, biochemical engineering, biotechnology, or a related field.
- Additional postgraduate training or coursework in bioengineering, biochemistry, or computational modeling.
- Hands-on experience with microbial or enzymatic system design, basic analytic instrument operation, and bio-electrochemical integration system design.
- Demonstrated record of achievement in biological system engineering, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography, and computational analysis.
- Laboratory Skills: Proficiency in conducting microorganism-related experiments, including plasmid construction, transformation, microbial cell culture, fermentation, metabolic modeling, and metabolite analysis.
- Problem-Solving: Capability of identifying and resolving technical issues promptly. Ability to troubleshoot and optimize experimental protocols.
- Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills for effectively conveying experimental results and collaborating with colleagues. Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
