Research Associate - Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research

The Aga Khan University (AKU) is partnering with the University of California, San Francisco - a globally well-known centre for regenerative medicine and stem cell research - to set up the stem cell research program at Aga Khan University.

The Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research (CRM), with planned state-of-the-art facilities in the future will undertake cutting edge research on stem cell and regenerative medicine on non-communicable diseases prevalent in the developing world; nurture the next generation of researchers and clinicians; and create a multidisciplinary collaborative environment that encourages innovation.

AKU-CRM is inviting applications from outstanding and ambitious candidates with experience in one or more of these areas including regenerative medicine, stem cell science, biological science or bio-engineering. Applicants who are currently involved in the broad area of developmental or stem cell biology, listed below, will also be considered:

• Stem cells in development and disease
• Stem cells in fate determination and differentiation
• Stem cell niche
• Reprogramming and differentiation
• Endogenous regeneration
• Stem cells genomics and epigenomics
• Scaffolds and 3D bio-printing

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Faculty AKU-CRM, you will perform a varied set of responsibilities which include:

• conducting wet lab research at AKU-CRM labs
• conducting daily, weekly and monthly inventory of consumables/reagents required for the team
• attending weekly meetings, journal clubs and research in progress and presenting in these meetings as directed by the assigned faculty
• any other assignment as directed by the faculty.

Requirements

You should have:

• a Masters' degree in the field of Biological Science/ Bio-Engineering or related field of research
• candidates with a MBBS, BDS or DVM with lab based research experience can also be considered
• minimum three years' experience in a research laboratory, post qualification
• candidates with experience in the following areas are encouraged to apply:
  1.Cell Biology Research (e.g. Tissue Culture, Organoids generation, Patient Derived Xenografts (PDX) model Transfection)
  
  2. Cytogenetics (e.g. Karyotyping, Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH), comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), G-banding)
  
  3. Imaging Techniques such as Fluorescent microscopy, Confocal microscopy
  
  4. Molecular Biology Research (e.g. Cloning, real-time PCR, CRISPR-Cas9, NGS library preparation)
  
  5. Bio-printing (e.g. Development of scaffolds, 3D organ modeling)
  
  6. Stem Cell Biology Research

• strong organizational skills with ability to handle multiple tasks assigned by the faculty
• competent in computer usage with command over Microsoft office, statistical and imaging software
• sound communication skills: fluent in English speaking and writing
• strong interpersonal skills.

Applications should be submitted latest by July 31, 2019