Enzyme Development Scientist

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Technoculture Research

Looking Ahead:Bio-Energy R&D

Leveraging the same core strengths in electrochemistry, biotechnology and process miniaturisation, Technoculture Research is now exploring bio-energy technologies—from electrochemical green-hydrogen and ammonia synthesis to sustainable liquid-fuel production. This expansion will allow us to apply our platform science to the urgent challenge of low-carbon energy and chemicals, while staying true to our ethos of cost-compressed, data-rich solutions.

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Enzyme Development Scientist

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise

  enzyme production pipelines

  , including microbial overexpression and purification.
• Perform

  molecular cloning

  , plasmid construction, and strain development for high-yield enzyme expression.
• Analyse enzymes using

  molecular biology

  and

  bioinformatics tools

  , including sequence analysis and structural modeling.
• Contribute to the development of

  cell-free enzymatic systems

  , especially those relevant to

  electroenzymatic reactors

  .
• Participate in the design of

  enzyme mimics

  and

  evolutionary strategies

  .
• Collaborate with teams working on

  CO₂ electroreduction

  and

  hybrid electro-biocatalytic platforms

  .
• Maintain meticulous documentation of protocols, results, and findings.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD

  in

  Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, or Microbiology

  .
• Demonstrated experience in

  enzyme production

  and

  bacterial expression systems

  .

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in

  molecular cloning

  , expression vector design, and strain engineering.
• Strong understanding of

  bioinformatic analysis

  , including protein sequence alignment, motif identification, and structure-function prediction.
• Exposure to or interest in

  cell-free enzymatic cascades

  or

  electrochemical applications of enzymes

  .
• Familiarity with enzyme evolution tools like

  error-prone PCR

  ,

  site-directed mutagenesis

  , and

  recombinant library screening

  .

Personal Attributes

• Technically rigorous, with a scientific mindset and problem-solving ability.
• Detail-oriented and organised in experimental execution and data interpretation.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in cross-disciplinary teams.
• Curious, adaptable, and motivated to explore

  hybrid biochemical-electrochemical platforms

  .
• Open to feedback and able to think critically about their own and others' research work.