We are looking for a person responsible to manage the Eawag Kastanienbaum molecular biological laboratory. Your tasks will be to independently organize the operation of the laboratory, instruct students, laboratory apprentices and researchers, as well as perform analyses to support our research.
- Independently maintain and manage the molecular laboratory its infrastructure and associated data
- Train and assist trainees, students, PhDs and researchers in laboratory techniques and good laboratory praxis and contribute to the training of laboratory apprentices
- Maintain laboratory instruments (e.g., ABI sequencer, corvaris, tapestation)
- Independently conduct molecular analyses (e.g., microsatellite analysis, PCR, library preparation for transcriptomics, genomics, and reduced representation approached, DNA and RNA extraction)
- Participate in research projects, a.o. development of new molecular and analysis methods
To qualify for this position, you have an education as a biology laboratory technician (Laborant:in EFZ, Fachrichtung Biologie) or comparable qualifications e.g., FH/Bachelor/Master of Science. You are interested in biology and environmental sciences and have experience with research activities relevant in molecular ecology, molecular biology or molecular genetics.
You appreciate working in collaborative national and international research projects that require independence, flexibility, teamwork, and individual responsibility and offer opportunities to develop new skills. You enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise and are patient in supporting students, trainees, PhDs and researchers from a diverse background while working in the molecular laboratory and instructing the usage of analytical equipment. You are proficient in English and standard IT tools. Proficiency in German is a benefit, but not a requirement.
Eawag is a modern employer and offers an excellent working environment where staff can contribute their strengths, experience, and ways of thinking. We promote gender equality and are committed to staff diversity and inclusion. The compatibility of career and family is of central importance to us. For more information about Eawag and our work conditions please consult
www.eawag.ch and
www.eawag.ch/en/aboutus/working/employment.
You will be based in Kastanienbaum Lucerne, Switzerland.
For further information, please email
Dr Philine Feulner.
Evaluation of applications starts 1 June 2025 and continues until the position is filled.
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