Research Assistant

You will be involved with field work collecting wild isolates of phytoplankton but will also lead lab-based culturing and work-flow development. You will use established workflows to culture wild isolates and support the running of highly replicated, controlled lab experiments.

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is an internationally networked aquatic research institute within the ETH Domain (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). Eawag conducts research, education and expert consulting to achieve the dual goals of meeting direct human needs for water and maintaining the function and integrity of aquatic ecosystems. This project is an international collaboration between research groups at Eawag, Wageningen University, NIOO-KNAW and the University of Rhode Island. It is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation Lead Agency process.

• completed a training as a lab technician or hold a BSc or MSc in biology or a related field

• skilled with standard molecular biology methods

• familiar with cell biology, phytoplankton and phytoplankton physiology

• participated in running controlled laboratory experiments

• well-organized

• able to clearly document work

• reliable

• enjoy working in a team