Ie-2312 Biodiscovery of Fungal Derived Bioactive

Description
**Are you passionate about research? So are we Come and join us**:
The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) active in the fields of materials, environment and IT. By transforming scientific knowledge into technologies, smart data and tools, LIST empowers citizens in their choices, public authorities in their decisions and businesses in their strategies.

**You‘d like to contribute as an intern? Join our Environmental Research and Innovation department**:
The Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) department, made up of 200 life science, environmental science and information technology researchers and engineers, provides the interdisciplinary knowledge, expertise and technologies to lead solutions including the major environmental challenges facing society, such as climate change mitigation, ecosystem resilience, sustainable energy systems, efficient use of renewable resources, and environmental pollution prevention and control.

The department relies on two cutting-edge platforms, the Biotechnologies and Environmental Analytics Platform and the Observatory for the Climate and the Environment, and the GreenTech Innovation Centre (GTIC): a one-stop-shop for the complete development of bio-based products and processes.

**Responsibilities**:
**How will you contribute?**:
**You will be mainly in charge of**:

- Culture between 5-10 new (undescribed) fungal species already in our culture collection
- Prepare crude metabolite extracts of cultivated fungi for biological activity tests
- Carry out antibacterial, antifungal, insecticidal, and herbicidal activity assays using the obtained crude metabolite extracts
- Determine the minimum active dose of the bioactive crude extracts if time allows

Must Have Requirements
**Education**
- You are a Bachelor or Master student in Science

**Experience and skills**
- Previous laboratory experience will be considered as an advantage
- General knowledge of microbiology, biochemistry, and chemistry

**Language skills**
- Good level both written and spoken English

We offer
**Your LIST benefits**:
An organization with a passion for impact and strong RDI partnerships in Luxembourg and Europe that works on responsible and independent research projects;
Sustainable by design, empowering our belief that we play an essential role in paving the way to a green society;
Innovative infrastructures and exceptional labs occupying more than 5,000 square metres, including innovations such as our Viswall, high-scale incubators and top of the range 3D/4D printings that are part of our toolkit for excelling in all we do;
Multicultural and international work environment with more than 45 nationalities represented in our workforce;
Diverse and inclusive work environment empowering our people to fulfil their personal and professional ambitions;
Gender-friendly environment with multiple actions to attract, develop and retain women in science;
32 days’ paid annual leave for a full time internship, 11 public holidays per annum, flexible working hours,

An environment encouraging curiosity, innovation and entrepreneurship in all areas.

***

**Application procedure and conditions**:

- Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled;
- The main criteria for selection will be the correspondence of the existing skills and expertise of the applicant with the requirements mentioned above.

Languages English Education Bachelor Experience 0+ years