Scientist
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Chicago, IL, USA
Posted on May 21, 2026
Aegis is seeking a Contractor to join our client's organization in Chicago, IL (60609). The ideal candidate has the following skills and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or related science field.
- Masters Degree in Molecular biology, biotechnology, or Biochemistry w/ at least 3 years of working experience as well.
- 3+ years of experience working in molecular biology.
- 3 years of experience in a lab setting
- Strain engineering experience- modification of microbial strains (like bacteria, yeast, or fungi) to improve or introduce desirable traits—commonly for research, industrial, agricultural, or pharmaceutical applications.
- RNA sequencing experience- RNA extraction, library preparation, sequencing, data analysis, and visualization
- Also DNA experience would be ok but, it is a bit of a different extraction process
- Need to be able to extract RNA from cells.
- Experience designing and executing molecular biology experiments to modify fungal genomes, including gene knockouts, knock-ins, overexpression studies, and gene editing.
- RT-PCR experience
- Quantitative PCR (qPCR)
- Proven expertise in fungal transformation, gene editing, and metabolic engineering.
- Documentation experience- able to maintain detailed and accurate records of experimental procedures, data, and outcomes.
- Experience with reporting- preparing internal reports and presentations summarizing findings for team meetings and external communications.
- Must be able to work an open ended contract position. - at least 3 months.
Nice to have:
- Experience working in a YEAST lab setting would be very helpful.
- Anyone who has worked with organisms.
- PHD in Molecular biology, biotechnology, or Biochemistry- can be someone who just obtained their PHD and is ready to begin work.
- Additional experience.
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