Staff scientist and Laboratory manager

The core tasks for this position include:

• Management of daily functions, organization and smooth running of the laboratory. Management and updating of existing databases in the laboratory (e.g. plasmids, antibodies, cell lines).
• Design and improve approaches used in the lab such as cloning, gene editing, protein purification, proteomics.
• Design, execute and interpret experiments to take forward research projects and collaborations.
• Organize and participate in teaching/mentoring of practical courses undertaken in the laboratory for Master's and Undergraduate students of ETH.

The position is available from end of 2025.

• The laboratory is looking for an open minded, flexible, individual with an established record of collaborative research to support and complement ongoing projects in the laboratory.
• The PhD scientist must have around 5 years of hands-on experience post-graduation, with a desire to continue wet lab work. To this end, the candidate must have prior experience with cell culture including handling of human cells, engineering cells using CRISPR/Cas9, recombinant protein expression and purification along with routine transient and stable transfections.
• Familiarity with standard cellular and molecular biology techniques with an excellent understanding of fluorescence microscopy and other spectroscopy techniques is required.
• Previous working knowledge with RNA preparation for next generation sequencing is important.
• Prior research experience in the field of RNA processing and post-transcriptional gene regulation will be given weight.
• The individual must have excellent, presentation skills to report research findings at internal meetings and external scientific conferences along with publications in peer reviewed international scientific journals.