Salary is negotiable and will be based on experience and skills. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.
Required Education:
Doctorate
Internal Number: 293551-AS
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is looking to hire a highly motivated Facility Leader to establish and lead a new High Throughput (HT) BioDesign Facility located in the Wisconsin Energy Institute and University of Wisconsin-Madison. This facility will provide cutting-edge liquid handing, robotic, metabolomic and other automated services that enable GLBRC Scientists to explore genomic and metabolomic approaches that enable the sustainable production valuable biofuels and bioproducts by microbes. The HT BioDesign Facility Leader will first evaluate and make decisions on purchasing robotic and automated liquid handling systems to carry out targeted research activities. The Facility Leader will engage with GLBRC Scientists to identify opportunities and activities for the HT BioDesign Facility, such as assembly and screening of DNA (e.g., CRISPRi/a and transposon) libraries, HT microbial or community genotyping and microbial directed evolution. The Facility Leader will also supervise trained staff to carry out quantification of metabolites using standardized methods as well as troubleshoot and advise on implementing new metabolomic methods and instrumentation as needed.
The GLBRC is a US Department of Energy (DOE)-funded Bioenergy Research Center consisting of research groups from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan State University, and other universities focused on making the sustainable and cost-effective production of biofuels and bioproducts a reality.
Successful candidates will be creative molecular biologists or bioengineers with a passion for tackling the world's energy issues through robotics and automation, and collaborations with other trainees, staff and scientists.
Required PhD in molecular biology, microbiology, bioengineering, genetics, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field
Qualifications:
Required: - Minimum of 1 year of experience in HT automation, robotics, and liquid handling; - Experience with programming and writing codes/scripts; - Effective teamwork and documentation skills.
Preferred: - Experience in training and supervising technical staff; - The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years' experience of post-degree lab experience in molecular biology, microbiology, bioengineering, genetics, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
This position is being posted at multiple levels and the chosen title will be determined based on the applicants experience and qualifications
The Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI), at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, is working on one of the most critical challenges of our time – the transition toward new, clean energy systems and solutions. WEI is led by scientists and engineers committed to crossing traditional research boundaries in order to make major breakthroughs in the way we source and use energy. The collaborative home of energy research and education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, WEI fosters projects across disciplines, prepares the energy leaders of today and tomorrow, and enhances public understanding of energy issues.