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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Job Title: Scientist Plant Biology
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Department: R&D |
Location: Shanghai
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Purpose of Job:
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Main Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for project leadership and work as a team member. 2. Plan and execute experiments independently and effectively. 3. Meet milestones. 4. Develop cell culture systems of selected plant species. 5. Exploit plant organ and cell culture systems for the production of important natural molecules. 6. Monitor, assess and apply emerging technology developments to facilitate research progress. | |
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Profile (Knowledge/Skills/Attitudes):
1. PhD degree in plant science. 2. Good understanding of metabolic pathways, especially secondary metabolisms in plants. 3. Good knowledge of plant physiology and plant development. 4. Excellent experience and proven skills in plant organ, tissue or cell culture. 5. Passion in phytochemistry and plant metabolic engineering. 6. Demonstrated abilities in creative thinking and effective problem-solving. 7. Proven time management skills. 8. Excellent team-working and collaborative spirit with good inter-personal skills. 9. Fluent in English and Chinese. 要求： 1. 专业与学历：生物技术，植物科学等相关专业。博士学历。 2. 研究方向：植物组织细胞的培养，有关植物代谢与基因工程方面的研究与应用。 3. 技能：熟悉植物细胞的分化和生长，植物组织细胞的培养 ，植物基因工程方面的研究应用; 4. 英文口语流利。
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If you’re interested, please feel free to contact Sophie FANG
(Email: sdf@) for your application or for more information.
Firmenich (ww***com[点击查看]) is the largest privately owned company in the fragrance and flavor industry with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. It has a long history (founded in 1895) and is one of the leading companies in creating and manufacturing the world’s finest fragrance & flavor ingredients. Firmenich R&D has been the company’s driver of innovation and business growth. Its long heritage of innovation is exemplified by the research achievement of Professor Leopold Ruzicka (Nobel Prize laureate for chemistry in 1939), the first Research Director of Firmenich. The corporate R&D division of Firmenich has three centers located in Geneva of Switzerland, Princeton of USA, and Shanghai of China, respectively. Each year, Firmenich invests 10% of the company revenues in its innovation community for discovery, innovation, and product development.
Firmenich R&D center based in Shanghai was established in 2006. It is currently looking for one talented plant scientist (initially for 2 years) to strengthen its research activities in plant secondary metabolism. As a successful applicant, you are expected to use state-of-art biotechnological tools to exploit metabolic pathways of interest in plant and / or plant cell systems, and to make important contributions in modification and production of high-value natural molecules through innovative approaches.
