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The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers an inspiring working environment focused on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Join a team dedicated to advancing enzymology and enzyme engineering in an interdisciplinary setting.

Tasks

  • Cloning, expression, purification, and activity characterization of target enzymes
  • Chemical synthesis of substrates and assay probes
  • Assay development for screening enzymatic activity
  • Creation and high-throughput screening of DNA libraries
  • NGS and computational analysis of variants
  • Scripting in Python for data analysis
  • Characterization of key enzyme variants
  • Combining mechanistic enzymology and computation to understand the effects of mutations on catalysis
  • Academic and organizational duties, including serving as a teaching assistant for introductory chemistry courses
  • Participation in group meetings and departmental seminars
  • Fulfilling group responsibilities (equipment and organizational responsibilities)
  • Completing PhD requirements for the chemistry graduate school program

Requirements

  • MS degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or related field
  • Highly motivated
  • Ability to logically design rigorous experiments, including control experiments
  • Scientific integrity
  • Proactive about planning
  • Capable of integrating feedback efficiently
  • Capable of working in a highly interdisciplinary project
  • Experience with cloning, protein expression, and protein purification
  • Experience with chemical synthesis
  • Willingness and ability to learn Python scripting
  • Enthusiastic about learning and applying new techniques
  • Enthusiastic about working on an interdisciplinary research project
  • Excellent communications skills in English (spoken and written)
  • Conscientious and inclusive working style
  • Ability to positively contribute to a supportive working environment
  • Highly desirable: enzyme assay development, protein engineering, comfort with light scripting for data analysis

Benefits

  • Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
  • Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
  • Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
  • Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
  • Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
  • Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
  • Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
  • Free seasonal flu vaccinations
  • Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
  • Discounts for carsharing, vehicle rental, parking space
  • Discounts for hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
  • Policies of the UZH
  • Support for people from outside Switzerland
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