Molecular Biology Research Technician

Job title:

Molecular Biology Research Technician

Company:

TU Delft

Job description

As a Molecular Biology Research Technician in bottom-up construction of synthetic cells at TU Delft, you’ll play a critical role in establishing our new semi-automated pipeline for chromosome and genome assembly.Job description
To gain a fundamental understanding of what life is and how to build it from scratch, the Biotechnology department at TU Delft has joined the . Comprised of 31 research groups across the Netherlands, the consortium is focused on constructing bottom-up synthetic cells. Synthetic cells need synthetic genomes, and therefore chromosomes, as a genetic blueprint. Constructing synthetic chromosomes for synthetic cells is a new and challenging endeavor.At the Industrial Microbiology section of TU Delft, we will work on optimizing the semi-automated construction of synthetic chromosomes and on testing their expression in a cell-free system that will serve as a starting point for synthetic cells. As a Molecular Biology Research Technician, you’ll help us set up a mid-throughput pipeline for chromosome and strain construction. This work will be performed in close collaboration with a PhD candidate and a postdoctoral fellow. Once the pipeline is established, you will be at the core of EVOLF by producing the DNA constructs necessary for our team and our EVOLF partners.This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious research oriented technician who wants to join an international team and collaborate with leading biophysicists, biologists, modellers and ethicists within the dynamic EVOLF scientific community. You’ll engage in scientific meetings and workshops, with opportunities to acquire necessary skills and operate complex equipment through specialised training.Job requirements
You are an enthusiastic research technician and a strong team player who thrives in a dynamic environment. Creative, with a proactive mindset, you are always brimming with ideas. In addition, you are efficiency-focused, quality-minded and results-oriented. You also have:

• A Degree at HBO/University of Applied Sciences/Polytechnic or University level.
• Theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience in microbial genetics and molecular biology (cloning, transformation, Golden Gate assembly and PCR).
• Experience with automation and high-throughput screening or strain construction is a plus.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core and we actively to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.Challenge. Change. Impact!Faculty Applied Sciences
With more than 1,100 employees, including 150 pioneering principal investigators, as well as a population of about 3,600 passionate students, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is an inspiring scientific ecosystem. Focusing on key enabling technologies, such as quantum- and nanotechnology, photonics, biotechnology, synthetic biology and materials for energy storage and conversion, our faculty aims to provide solutions to important problems of the 21st century. To that end, we educate innovative students in broad Bachelor’s and specialist Master’s programmes with a strong research component. Our scientists conduct ground-breaking fundamental and applied research in the fields of Life and Health Science & Technology, Nanoscience, Chemical Engineering, Radiation Science & Technology, and Engineering Physics. We are also training the next generation of high school teachers.Click to go to the website of the Faculty of Applied Sciences.Conditions of employment

• Duration of contract is 3,5 years Temporary
• A job of 32 hours per week.
• A salary based on Schaal 09 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €3537 – €4860 gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.

Additional information
If you would like more information about this vacancy or the selection procedure, please contact Prof. Pascale Daran-Lapujade, via .Application procedure
Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 6 April 2025 via the application button and upload the following documents:

• CV
• Motivational letter

You can address your application to Prof. Pascale Daran-Lapujade.Please note:

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• For the final candidates, a knowledge security check will be part of the application procedure. For more information on this check, please consult Chapter 8 of the

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Expected salary

€3537 – 4860 per month

Location

Delft, Zuid-Holland

Job date

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:21:07 GMT

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