Are you a student starting the second year of your bachelor's degree within biotechnology, chemistry, life sciences or a similar field? Are you looking for a student job (10-15 hours/week)? Would you like to be part of a diverse, passionate, and fun team at SNIPR BIOME creating CRISPR based medicines to target global super bugs and treat immunological and metabolic disorders? If yes, you have the opportunity to be part of a dynamic international team of 35 people at SNIPR BIOME at Lersø Parkallé, Copenhagen Ø (www.sniprbiome.com).
SNIPR Biome’s main goal is to engineer microbiomes using CRISPR technology, to combat antimicrobial resistance and to treat a number of serious and life-threatening diseases, such as diabetes, infectious diseases and cancer. The working environment is fun, fast-paced, collaborative and outcome focused.
We are looking for a student assistant to strengthen the Laboratory Management team playing a key role in maintaining the laboratory, while giving you the opportunity to gain experience in an exciting company.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a student to support the group with, but not limited to, the following tasks:
- Laboratory maintenance and organization (e.g. stocking of consumables, equipment maintenance, media and buffer preparation and handling biological waste)
- Perform a variety of standard microbiology techniques, including minipreps and bacterial culture in sterile conditions.
- Perform other ad-hoc laboratory tasks
Requirements
- The successful candidate is diligent in their work, a good eye for details, has good communication skills and wants to have a supportive role in the lab.
- We are looking for students majoring in biotechnology, chemistry, life sciences or within a similar field. We are interested in applications from students starting the second year of their bachelor’s degree.
- Prior experience in lab working with microbiology is a plus, but a strong desire to learn and an interest in this field is equally important.
- Good knowledge of verbal and written English is a must.
The job will be 10-15 hours a week, primarily on Mondays and Thursdays, in our labs at Lersø Parkallé near Ryparken station in Østerbro. There will be flexibility around exams etc.
Application
As we seek to fill the position as soon as possible we will conduct interviews on a running basis – so, do not hesitate to apply. Application deadline: 11th of October 2024.
All applications must be in English and submitted to jobs@sniprbiome.com. Please include job code: ”SNIPR-Student” in the subject line. The application should be in one document including:
- A short paragraph motivating the application and Curriculum vitae
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lorrie Maccario, Lab Manager, lm@sniprbiome.com.
