Post Undergraduate​/Graduate; Year-Round Intern – Molecular Biology

Job Title

Post Undergraduate/Graduate (Year‑Round) Intern – Molecular Biology

CO - Golden

Intern (Fixed Term)

40

The RRES Center at NLR has an opening for a full‑time post undergraduate/graduate internship within the Synthetic Biology and Bioconversion group. Responsibilities for this intern focus on metabolic engineering and synthetic biology to generate, screen, and optimize engineered bacterial strains for production of renewable fuels and chemicals from various biomass‑derived intermediates and/or C1 molecules. In collaboration with postdoctoral researchers and research scientists, the intern will engineer strains to validate physiological hypotheses.

In addition, the successful candidate will have the following:

• Excellent organizational skills, including contemporary laboratory notebook documentation
• Attention to detail
• Proficient communication skills, including the ability to succinctly communicate scientific findings to peers
• Critical thinking skills, including the ability to formulate hypotheses and interpret results
• Ability to maintain a clean lab space with utmost attention to safety
• Demonstrated ability to work safely with minimal supervision

• Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
• Undergraduate:
  Must be enrolled as a full‑time student in a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited institution.
• Post Undergraduate:
  Earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
• Graduate:
  Must be enrolled as a full‑time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution.
• Post Graduate:
  Earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
• Graduate + PhD:
  Completed master’s degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution.

• Demonstrated experience in molecular biology, including DNA cloning and transformation.
• Demonstrated experience in microbiology, including sterile techniques.

• Experience with genetic engineering of Cupriavidus necator
• Experience designing synthetic operons and constructing plasmids
• Experience with biological conversion of C1 substrates
• Experience with computational data analysis, e.g., skills in Python or R.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match; and sick leave (where required by law). Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Note that internships projected to be less than 20 hours per week are not eligible for medical, dental, or vision benefits.

NLR is subject to Department of Energy access restrictions. All employees must also obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification card, which includes a favorable background investigation. Intern assignments extending beyond six months will be subject to this requirement.

NLR is committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace in accordance with federal law. A pre‑employment drug test is required prior to commencing employment. A positive test may result in withdrawal of an offer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

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