About the role
AI summarisedA Research Officer in a translational bacteriology lab supports senior research staff in conducting experiments related to antibody discovery, antimicrobial resistance, and host-pathogen interactions. The role involves performing laboratory techniques such as ELISA, PCR, flow cytometry, and bacterial culture, while ensuring data quality, documentation, and lab safety. The position emphasizes learning, collaboration, and gradual progression in responsibilities within a microbiology and immunology-focused research environment.
ResearchFull-timeA*STAR Infectious Disease Labs
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with the senior research staff to support ongoing projects
- Contribute to day-to-day experimental work under guidance from senior research staff and group leader
- Participate in regular lab meetings, discussions, and training activities
- Perform routine laboratory experiments following established protocols
- Assist with experiments related to antibody discovery and characterisation (e.g. ELISA, binding assays, bacterial culture–based assays)
- Support sample preparation, reagent handling, and experimental setup
- Record experimental data accurately in laboratory notebooks or electronic systems
- Assist with basic data organisation, analysis, and figure preparation under supervision
- Contribute to maintaining reproducibility and quality standards across experiments
- Assist with the culture, handling, and storage of bacterial isolates, following biosafety and laboratory guidelines
- Support routine microbiological procedures, including media preparation and strain archiving
- Assist with general laboratory tasks, including reagent preparation, inventory tracking, and equipment maintenance
Requirements
- Education in Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Bacteriology, or related Life Sciences
- Ability to perform routine laboratory experiments following established protocols
- Experience or familiarity with antibody discovery and characterisation techniques (e.g. ELISA, binding assays, bacterial culture–based assays)
- Skills in sample preparation, reagent handling, and experimental setup
- Proficiency in recording experimental data accurately in laboratory notebooks or electronic systems
- Ability to assist with data organisation, analysis, and figure preparation under supervision
- Knowledge of biosafety and laboratory guidelines for bacterial culture, handling, and storage
- Experience with routine microbiological procedures including media preparation and strain archiving
- Skills in reagent preparation, inventory tracking, and equipment maintenance
- Ability to maintain laboratory organisation, safety, and compliance with institutional policies
- Skills in coordinating shared resources within a lab group
- Commitment to training and development in technical and conceptual understanding of antibody and infectious disease research
- Capacity to gradually take on increased responsibility for defined experimental tasks
- Ability to contribute to a positive, collaborative, and respectful lab environment
- Skills in developing and optimizing molecular and bacteriological assays (multiplex PCR, RT-PCR, whole-genome sequencing) for antimicrobial resistance research
- Experience conducting immunological studies (ELISA, flow cytometry, cytokine profiling) to understand host-pathogen interactions
- Ability to perform functional immunological assays (bactericidal, neutralisation, opsonophagocytic assays)
- Standards for maintaining high data quality, reproducibility, and documentation