Project Overview

The Antimicrobial Resistance Interdisciplinary Research Group (AMR IRG) of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in the area of microfluidics engineering and their application to biosensing.

Responsibilities

Under the co-supervision of Prof. Jongyoon Han (MIT / SMART) and Prof. Han Wei Hou (NTU)  the successful candidate will be focusing on profiling low-abundance pathogens in biofluids. The primary role of the position will be developing new devices for enriching pathogens from patient-derived samples, and carrying out various genetic and phenotypic analysis, including MinION nanopore sequencing. 

Requirements

The successful candidate should

• hold a Ph.D. degree in the area of Bioengineering / Bioscience.
• have excellent track record in one or more of the following areas: microfluidics, molecular biology, and microbiology from a reputable university.
• possess excellent communication skills to enable close collaboration with clinical and biological researchers.
• possess excellent technical and organizational skills as well as the ability to work with other members of the team.
• Good command of written and spoken English.

Interested applicants are invited to send in their full CV/resume, cover letter and list of three references (to include reference names and contact information). We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.