Centre for Immunology & Infection Limited

Research Assistant I Job Reference Number: (C2i141-RP3) The Centre for Immunology & Infection (C2i) uses novel technology platforms for biomarker discovery and the development of new vaccine and therapeutic strategies. It is the fruit of a long-standing partnership of more than 20 years between the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and the Institut Pasteur, Paris, two major international leaders combining their expertise to establish this centre of excellence. C2i aims to establish a novel technology platform for biomarker discovery and development of new vaccine and therapeutic strategies. C2i addresses major unmet global and local public health needs with excellent potential for commercial exploitation. Research Assistant I (C2i141-RP3) Applications are invited for appointment as Research Assistant I (Ref.: C2i141-RP3), to commence as soon as possible, on a one-year contract basis with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement. Applicants should hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferably in Cell or Molecular Biology, Genomics, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or related disciplines. Candidate should have a solid foundation in relevant areas such as virology, cell and molecular biology, genomics, and immunology. Prior hands-on research experience in cell-based techniques and assays, molecular cloning, virology-related techniques is required. Knowledge and experience with bioinformatics