Research Officer, NGRI (NSU Genome Research Institute)

Job Description

Title: Research Officer, NGRI (NSU Genome Research Institute)

Company Name: North South University

Vacancy: --

Age: At most 35 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• 3 to 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): University

• MSc in Microbiology or a closely related life science discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or equivalent.

• Candidates with strong relevant research experience in genome sequencing technologies will be preferred.

• 3 to 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): University

• Age At most 35 years

Required Skills:

• Minimum 3-4 years of research experience at a reputed research institute such as icddr,b, IEDCR, NGRI, or a similar organization.

• Should be able to carry out sequencing using oxford nanopore and Illumina platform.

• Experience in molecular biology and microbiology laboratory techniques.

• Hands-on experience with microbial culture, DNA/RNA extraction, PCR/qPCR, gel electrophoresis, ELISA, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

• Should have strong bioinformatics knowledge and handling high throughput sequencing data using different tools such as SPADES, prokka.

• Should be efficient both in Linux and Windows platform for handling large scale sequencing data as reflected by publication in high quality (Q1) journal(s).

• At least 2 first-author publications in Q1 peer-reviewed journals.

Other Terms and Conditions:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

• The candidate should be able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary research team.

• Strong organizational skills, research documentation ability, and problem-solving capacity are expected.

• Willingness to work beyond regular office hours, during urgent project needs, or on holidays if necessary.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct molecular biology, microbiology, and bioinformatics-based research activities.

• Perform bacteriophage isolation, characterization, host-range testing, and therapeutic evaluation-related laboratory work.

• Carry out DNA/RNA extraction, PCR/qPCR, ELISA, gel electrophoresis, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and sequencing-related laboratory procedures.

• Analyze genomic and metagenomic data using appropriate bioinformatics tools.

• Perform genome assembly, annotation, AMR/virulence profiling, phylogenomic analysis, CRISPR-Cas analysis, and scientific data visualization.

• Maintain laboratory records, experimental data, SOPs, and research documentation.

• Assist in manuscript preparation, grant/proposal writing, project reporting, and presentation of research findings.

• Support thesis students, research trainees, workshops, and laboratory training activities.

• Coordinate with research team members and contribute to ongoing projects at NGRI.