Technical Assistant (m/f/d) in Genome Editing

Is working in a molecular laboratory your passion? Would you like to innovate and contribute to advances in genome editing in crops?

Come join us as  Technical Assistant (m/f/d) Genome Editing  at  KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA . As a member of our international team, you will work on a permanent and full-time basis at our research facilities in Einbeck, Germany.  You will work in a dynamic and innovative environment, and across teams and locations to perform transformation and genome editing experiments, particularly in sugarbeet.

Your role and responsibilities at glance:

• Apply and conduct molecular biology techniques for the analysis of plant material.
• Plan and carry out transient transformation experiments to support our genome editing activities.
• In-vitro reproduction and cultivation of sugar beet.
• May assist colleagues with other tissue culture and molecular operations and lab processes.
• Acquire know-how and evaluate results using in-house bioinformatic pipelines.
• Accurately record data and document experiments in electronic notebooks and in the KWS laboratory databases.

Contribute your strengths:

• Completed vocational training as BTA (biological technical assistant), a bachelor’s or master’s degree in natural sciences, or comparable qualification.
• Experience with molecular biology techniques such as PCR, DNA extraction, restriction digest, gel electrophoresis and cloning.
• First professional experience in the laboratory with molecular biology as well as in-vitro culture of plants working under sterile conditions.
• Good user knowledge of MS Office, as well as experience with lab-related databases.
• Collaborative mindset and very good teamwork skills.
• Reliable and independent working style as well as initiative and flexibility.
• Very good level in spoken and written English, basic German language skills desirable.

What you can look forward to:

• Our team is very international and you will find open and honest communication with each other to ensure that all opinions are important and taken into account.
• As a family-run company, we live by the values of closeness, reliability, vision and independence - a culture that is also lived out in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere.
• Freely following the motto: "Make yourself grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development.
• As a basis, we offer excellent work equipment (e.g., the latest laboratory equipment), flexible working hours, a fully subsidized canteen, and sufficient free parking at the site.
• We create the appropriate framework conditions for you: capital-forming benefits, Christmas and vacation pay, childcare allowance, job wheel.
• Health and safety are very important to us, which is why we have a company doctor, a company fire department / paramedic (with time credit) and company sports.

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