Research Officer, Fermentation Biocatalysis and Downstream Processing (SIFBI) Full-time

Research Officer, Fermentation Biocatalysis and Downstream Processing (SIFBI)

We are seeking candidates for the position of Research Officer for the Fermentation Biocatalysis and downstream processing team, department of Biotransformation at the Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI). Our R&D focus is fermentation and enzymatic transformation for the production of future food ingredients such as microbial protein/fat and bioactives (e.g. antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, dietary fiber, etc) as well as personal care products. Development of bioprocess is, therefore, a core activity involving fermentation, enzymes production, biocatalysis and downstream processing via green extraction and purification.

Job Description

• Conduct fermentation using shake flask and bench-top bioreactors and focusing on process optimization for producing microbial biomass.
• Perform enzymatic/resting-cell bioconversion and optimize process parameters such as pH temperature and feeding strategy
• Analyse and report experimental results regularly to supervisor proactively
• Involve in designing and planning of experimental work with the supervisor
• Maintain laboratory equipment and adhere to good lab practises.
• Comply with HSEP (health, safety and environmental protection) and SIFB rules and regulation.

Job Requirement

• Hands-on experience in fermentation in bench-scale bioreactor and biocatalysis research.
• Experience in developing and optimizing resting cell bioconversion processes, including biomass preparation, reaction parameter optimization, and product formation analysis.
• Exposure to industrial fermentation or translational research projects is an advantage.
• Experience with analytical techniques like HPLC, Spectrophotometer and Membrane Filtration and Chromatographic Separations is desirable.
• Ability to multitask and work independently after short training.
• Committed to laboratory work and willing to work flexible hours as required.
• Experience in bioprocess modeling and simulation, including kinetic modelling and mass/mole balance analysis is an advantage

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor degree in chemical engineering or chemistry or Biological science, Bioengineering or equivalent.