Research assistant for molecular biology

Amai Proteins is the tasty Designer Protein company. Amai (means ‘sweet’ in Japanese) Pro-Protein platform combines: (a) Agile-Integrative Computational Protein Design (AI-CPD) to design proteins that are fit to the mass food and feed market as to stability, taste, and other attributes; (b) precision fermentation production in an array of host organisms and (c) food technology to assess the Designer Proteins and integrate them to consumer-packaged goods. In this framework, Amai assesses numerous proteins in an array of host organisms from small lab-scale to very large industrial scales.

Reports To:

The employee will report to the manager of molecular biology and cloning lab and to the director of Biotechnology.

Job Overview

The job includes molecular cloning and PCR; Small-scale production and purification up to food-grade standards of novel designer proteins for preliminary analysis; Glycerol stock maintenance; Lab-scale microbial cultures and fermentation operation; Documentation and protocol developing; Support any additional ongoing projects in the lab.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Performing molecular cloning and expression screening of host organisms.
• Performing protein production and purification processes.
• Collecting data and results for further analysis and optimization.
• Supporting and cooperating with other biotech departments:
• Computational protein design
• Fermentation
• Analytics
• Food technology

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. in biochemistry, life sciences and/or related fields.
• Lab work or research experience.
• Quick learning and ability to work independently.
• Experience in molecular biology – advantage.
• Background in protein purification or HPLC – advantage.
• Fluent in Hebrew and English.