Virus Screening/Production Scientist

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Institute in a new position of
Virus Screening/Production Scientist. Your role will be to help establish and
develop the service, providing expert advice and knowledge to facilitate
experiments and to generate high-quality virus reagents.





Forming part of the Genome Engineering and Transgenics Facility you will
undertake virus and viral screening/production related projects, providing an
outstanding service to the Institute, as well as the wider University of
Oxford research community. You will be responsible for generating high-quality
virus reagents, virus-based functional screening services, as well as
experimental design advice and data analysis, including vector design and
generation and production of retrovirus, lentivirus and adeno-associated virus
and viral libraries to research specifications.





You will hold a minimum of a BSc degree in a relevant scientific discipline
with sufficient practical working experience within a laboratory. Expertise
and experience in the production, purification and titration of common
recombinant viral vectors and core molecular biology and cell culture
techniques (shRNA and CRISPR/Cas9 biology) are essential. You will have
excellent organisational and interpersonal skills to build and maintain
relationships across a wide range of scientific personnel.





This position is available fixed-term until 31 March 2027.





Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required
to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.
Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection
criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.





The closing date for this position is **noon on 22 July 2024**. Interviews
are planned to be held between 6 and 8 August 2024.