The Company
At Phytoform Labs Ltd we believe in sustainable agriculture and nutrition for all. We see a lack of innovation in the agricultural space around the crops themselves, so we are building a multidisciplinary team to help rectify the situation. We have exciting growth plans over the next year and we are looking for a dedicated research technician to support our wet lab team. We are based at the world leading plant science institute Rothamsted Research just outside of London, United Kingdom.
The Role
If you are looking for a new challenge and like working with a multidisciplinary team then this job is for you. You will be responsible for maintenance of non-sterile and sterile plant material, DNA preparations (mini & midipreps) and media & consumable preparation for the wet lab. If you have previously been part of an academic or industry team, but now would like to work in a fast-paced start-up environment then you would be a great fit.
You will:
Track and maintain sterile growth and tissue culture of Arabidopsis, Potato & Tomato plants
Track and maintain soil grown plants (collaborating with Rothamsted Research Greenhouse team)
Prepare DNA for downstream applications (transformations, DNA minipreps & midipreps)
Prepare custom media for plant tissue culture and general molecular biology
Maintain wet lab consumable stocks
Requirements
BSc Biology or a related subject
Strong record of laboratory experience (3+ years)
Plant tissue culture skill set
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