Senior Scientific Collaborator

Senior Scientific Collaborator

University of Basel

Basel, Switzerland

The Genotyping Group is currently looking for a Senior Scientific Collaborator (100%).

You will be working with the Malaria Genotyping Group, an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory. The group is doing research on malaria molecular epidemiology, with a focus on drug resistance, and is also providing services to drug developers for molecular monitoring during regulatory clinical trials. Among other tasks, you will be coordinating the service activities of the Group.

Your position

• Establish single cell sequencing assays for Plasmodium species;
• Develop independent research projects and prepare grant applications;
• Conduct complex research activities combining field and laboratory work;
• Coordinate multiple research projects within the Malaria Genotyping Group;
• Establish and maintain scientific collaborations at the national and international levels;
• Supervise MSc and PhD students.

Your profile

• PhD in molecular parasitology, and several years of postdoctoral experience in malaria research;
• Strong expertise in next generation sequencing (NGS) platforms, such as PacBio, and transcriptomics;
• Very good command in malaria bioinformatics (R/Python/bash);
• Experience of working in malaria endemic settings, especially Sub-Saharan Africa;
• Malaria parasite culture, FACS;
• Insectary management and Anopheles mosquitoes rearing;
• Familiarity with gene editing techniques, i.e. CRISPR-Cas9.