EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,000 people supporting the three main missions of the institutions: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 16,000 people, including over 12,000 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

Laboratory Technician (F/M, 80-100 %)

Your mission :
The Institute of Physics (IPHYS) at EPFL seeks a laboratory technician who will assist researchers in experimental work and be responsible for lab management tasks. While working mainly for the EPFL Living Patterns Laboratory (LPL), the candidate will be integrated in the pool of lab technicians at IPHYS, which supports scientists in several biophysics labs.

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The aim of the EPFL Living Patterns Laboratory (LPL), a Swiss research laboratory founded and directed by Professor Guillermina Ramirez-San Juan, is to discover the underlying principles of pattern formation in living organisms.

Main duties and responsibilities include :

• Assist scientists with molecular biology and fluorescence microscopy.
• Contribute to the development of culturing and imaging conditions as well as molecular tools (e.g. RNAi, CRISPR) to work with non-conventional model organisms.
• Work independently to maintain cultures of lab organisms.
• Manage long-term storage and catalogue of lab organisms.
• Coordinate ordering of lab supplies
• Monitor the compliance of lab safety protocols.

Your profile :

• Degree in cell or Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, or related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience.
• Expertise in molecular biology.
• Biochemistry experience, particularly protein purification.
• English written and spoken.
• Great communication skills.

Experience in any of the following areas would be a plus :

• Culturing techniques and molecular tools for non-conventional model organisms
• Fluorescence microscopy

We offer :

• A dynamic interdisciplinary, international and collaborative working community
• A modern working invironment, based at the EPFL Campus in Ecublens/Lausanne.

Start date :
As soon as possible

Term of employment :
Fixed-term (CDD)

Work rate :
80-100%

Duration :
Fixed term , one year, renewable

Remark :
Only candidates who applied through EPFL website or our partner Jobup’s website will be considered. Files sent by agencies without a mandate will not be taken into account.

Reference :
Job Nb 3011

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