Research Technician or Engineer, Bioprocess Engineering

at  VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

WE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR RESEARCH TECHNICIAN OR ENGINEER TO WORK IN OUR BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING TEAM

In this position, you will have an essential role in taking part in lab research projects with a project team.
Our Bioprocess Engineering team focuses on providing solutions for a variety of bioprocesses and exploitation of different organisms – from bacteria, yeasts and fungi to algae and plant cells. We do precise monitoring and characterization of microbial physiology in process conditions as well as optimization and scale-up from bench scale cultivations to semi-industrial pilot scale processes.
Together with other research teams in VTT’s industrial biotechnology and food research, we are developing bioinspired processes and products paving a way for circular economy.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Laboratory technician or comparable technical degree (university level degree is not required for this role)
• Work experience with microbial cultivations and excellent laboratory skills
• Competence in reporting as part of research projects
• Good written and spoken English skills

It’s an advantage, if you also have hands-on experience from one or more of the following areas:

• bioreactor cultivations
• downstream processing
• working with yeast or filamentous fungi
• pilot scale cultivations
• strong data analysis skills and familiarity with ELN/LIMS type of software

INTERESTED AND WANT TO KNOW MORE?

For further information, please contact Research Team Leader Mira Sulonen mira.sulonen@vtt.fi, +358504365431 on September 20th at 10 – 11 or September 23rd at 15 – 16.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING BIOPROCESSING FOR INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO IMPACTFUL RESEARCH IN THE CUTTING EDGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES WITH SUPERB COLLEAGUES WHO ARE TOP EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD? DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SCIENCE CAREER AND WORK IN A VERSATILE ROLE AT THE INTERFACE OF ACADEMY AND INDUSTRY? VTT MIGHT BE JUST THE PLACE FOR YOU.

VTT is one of the leading applied research organisations in Europe. What unites us are curiosity, a passion for learning, and a purpose: to solve the biggest challenges of our time and turn them into sustainable growth and well-being. Our cross-disciplinary community of over 2000 brilliant minds focuses on creating impact through science-based innovation. In recent years, we have created ground-breaking innovations such as the world’s fastest and most accurate radiation detector, a cancer-sniffing sensor device for smartphones, and a headphone set entirely made of microbial materials. Get to know us further by exploring VTT’s tech & infra.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Laboratory project work with cultivations of several different types of microbes, algae and plant cells and related analytics
• Perform laboratory experiments supervised by scientists
• Documenting experimental data in lab notebook
• Compile experimental data and prepare reports for the scientists