Synthetic Biology Tools Development for Novel Biotechnology Chassis Microbes

A research opportunity available to conduct research in Biotechnology (non-medical) for DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory at two locations, Adelphi, MD and Austin, TX. This opportunity supports current efforts in biomaterials, genetic engineering, automation and synthetic biology. Applicants are expected to support all aspects of molecular biology and microbiology workflows in the Synthetic Biology Tools Branch with the potential to conduct independent research under the supervision of Army biologists. The program is part of the Army Research Laboratory Research Associateship Program (ARL-RAP), designed to significantly increase the involvement of creative and highly trained scientists and engineers from academia and industry in scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Army. The initial appointment is for 12 months, but may be renewed upon recognition of ARL contingent on the availability of funds. Participants will support synthetic biology and microbiology workflows, develop optimized biology workflows for automation, learn and perform high throughput assays with state-of-the-art technology, write technical reports for internal publication, and work on a multi-disciplinary team contributing to publications and patents.