Research Assistant - Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte        

• Culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis;
• RNA extraction;
• cDNA synthesis;
• RT-qPCR;
• Illumina library preparation;
• High throughput sequencing;
• SOP development.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• MSc degree in microbiology, or biochemistry, or molecular biology, or mycobacteriology, or bioinformatics;
• A track record in undertaking research;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling        

• Experience in the field of Tuberculosis (working under BSL-3 conditions);
• Experience in next generation sequencing methods and subsequent bioinformatics analyses (RNA- seq will be preferred);
• Experience in molecular biology methods (experience with RNA manipulation will be advantageous).