A*STAR

Scientist, FMSC (SIFBI)

A*STAR
ResearchSingaporeOnsitePosted 6 days ago

About the role

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Postdoctoral scientist role focused on scaling cultivated fish fat production using cellular agriculture. Involves stem cell culture, bioreactor scale-up, lipid characterization, and food safety/sensory testing for alternative protein applications.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Perform routine fish stem cell and fat cell culture work such as cell expansion and differentiation
  • Plan and carry out independent experiments to scale up the production of cultivated fish adipocytes using bioreactors
  • Plan and carry out independent experiments to investigate nutritional profiles, safety, and sensory properties of cultivated fish adipocytes.
  • Collaborate with internal and external researchers in exploring the stability, packaging, and prototyping cultivated fish adipocytes with other products such as alternative protein
  • Manage, coordinate and schedule meetings with internal team and external collaborators / stakeholders

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Biomedical / Life Science, Food Science, Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent field
  • Passion for nutrition, alternative protein and cellular agriculture
  • Responsible, organised and focused, with a strong desire to learn
  • Proficient in general cell culture techniques
  • Collaborate with other researchers well in a fast-paced environment
  • Meticulous and organized with an ability to multi-task
  • Possess good communication, report writing, interpersonal, presentation, and analytical skills
  • Committed to laboratory ethics and can work flexible hours
  • Proficiency in molecular cell biology, analytical techniques, lipid biochemistry, and/or bioreactor process is preferred