Freelance PhD Microbiology Expert

About the role

We are looking for PhD-qualified Microbiology experts to collaborate on a client-led initiative focused on molecular biology and genetic sequence design.

Responsibilities

• Designing molecular biology components such as DNA primers, plasmids, RNA sequences, repair templates, and other genetic constructs.
• Creating and validating research workflows used in experimental planning and genetic engineering.
• Evaluating AI-generated molecular biology outputs for scientific accuracy, feasibility, and completeness.
• Developing expert reviews, annotations, and evaluation criteria to improve AI performance in molecular biology tasks.
• Providing domain expertise to help build high-quality datasets for advanced Generative AI systems.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary research teams to ensure scientific rigor across AI-generated content.

Requirements

• A PhD in Microbiology or a closely related discipline.
• Strong expertise in molecular biology, genetics, microbiology, or synthetic biology.
• Demonstrated experience designing DNA sequences, primers, plasmids, RNA constructs, repair templates, or related molecular biology workflows.
• A strong publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals, especially in journals like Nature, bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), eLife, or similar.
• Excellent analytical and scientific reasoning skills.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.
• Experience working with AI, computational biology, bioinformatics, or technical research teams is a plus but not required.

Qualifications

• Expertise in molecular biology, genetics, microbiology, or synthetic biology.
• Strong publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Experience in designing DNA sequences, primers, plasmids, RNA constructs, repair templates, or related molecular biology workflows.
• Strong analytical and scientific reasoning skills.
• Good written communication and attention to detail.
• Experience with AI, computational biology, bioinformatics, or technical research teams is a plus but not required.

Skills

• Expertise in molecular biology, genetics, microbiology, or synthetic biology.
• Strong publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Experience in designing DNA sequences, primers, plasmids, RNA constructs, repair templates, or related molecular biology workflows.
• Strong analytical and scientific reasoning skills.
• Good written communication and attention to detail.
• Experience with AI, computational biology, bioinformatics, or technical research teams is a plus but not required.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours.
• Paid, freelance, project-based opportunity.
• Remote location preference for candidates based in the UK or those able to work within UK business hours.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified at this time.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified at this time.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours.
• Paid, freelance, project-based opportunity.
• Remote location preference for candidates based in the UK or those able to work within UK business hours.