Applications Engineer

Applications Engineer – Product Development Enzyme-based Biosensors The Opportunity: A full‑time Applications Engineer is sought to join the Applications Development Group with responsibility for product development. This group provides customer‑directed support for the development of enzyme‑based diagnostic biosensors using ABTECH's multi‑element array platform that is based on bioelectronic detection. This Individual: You should have a minimum of a master’s degree and three years recent experience or a Ph.D. degree that emphasizes research on the development and testing of enzyme‑based biosensors. You should be experienced with bioimmobilization protocols, polymer surface modification strategies, electrochemical and electroanalytical techniques, bioassay techniques and enzyme kinetics. Of particular interest is peptide engineering, enzyme engineering and molecular mechanics modeling. Suitable degrees may be in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Molecular Engineering (Biochemical Engineering). Excellent written and oral communication skills are mandatory. Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary. The ability to work independently, with minimum supervision, to respond to exacting reporting and documentation requirements, and to interface well with corporate clients is required. The Benefits: ABTECH offers an excellent stock‑option package, competitive salaries, and a generous à‑la‑carte benefits package. In addition, you will join a fast‑moving group of highly motivated and talented individuals in an emerging growth situation. Contact: Dr. Anthony Guiseppi‑Elie, Scientific Director, ABTECH Scientific, Inc., 800 East Leigh Street, Suite 52, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Tel.: +804 783 7829, Fax: +804 783 7830. View email address on click.appcast.io Sr. Applications Scientist – DNA Biochips The Opportunity: A full‑time Sr. Applications Scientist is sought to join the Applications Development Group. This group provides customer‑directed support for the development of genosensors and DNA diagnostic assays using ABTECH's multi‑element array platform that is based on bioelectronic detection. This Individual: You should have a minimum of a master’s degree and five years recent experience or a Ph.D. degree and two years recent experience in the development, application, and commercial deployment of DNA‑related technologies, including experience with RT‑PCR, DNA sequencing, in‑situ hybridization, northern blots, southern blots, western blots, DNA probes, DNA microarrays (oligo or cDNA), gene expression analysis software, etc. Of particular interest is nucleic acid engineering and molecular mechanics modeling. Suitable degrees may be in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Microbiology, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Engineering (Biochemical Engineering). Excellent written and oral communication skills are mandatory. Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary. The ability to work independently, with minimum supervision, to respond to exacting reporting and documentation requirements, and to interface well with corporate clients is required. The Benefits: ABTECH offers an excellent stock‑option package, competitive salaries, and a generous à‑la‑carte benefits package. In addition, you will join a fast‑moving group of highly motivated and talented individuals in an emerging growth situation. Contact: Dr. Anthony Guiseppi‑Elie, Scientific Director, ABTECH Scientific, Inc., 800 East Leigh Street, Suite 52, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Tel.: +804 783 7829, Fax: +804 783 7830. View email address on click.appcast.io Applications Chemist – Immunochemistry and/or Protein Conjugate Chemistry The Opportunity: A full‑time Applications Chemist is sought to join the Applications Development Group. This group provides customer‑directed support for the development of biosensor‑based immunodiagnostic tests and assays using ABTECH's biosensor platform. This Individual: You should have a minimum of a master’s degree and five years recent experience or a Ph.D. degree and two years recent experience in the development, application, and commercial deployment of dip‑stick assays, semi‑quantitative and quantitative lateral flow bioassays, enzyme assays, ELISAs, DNA probes, etc. Suitable degrees may be in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Engineering (Biochemical Engineering). Excellent written and oral communication skills are mandatory. Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary. The ability to work independently, with minimum supervision, to respond to exacting reporting and documentation requirements, and to interface well with corporate clients is required. The Benefits: ABTECH offers an excellent stock‑option package, competitive salaries, and a generous à‑la‑carte benefits package. In addition, you will join a fast‑moving group of highly motivated and talented individuals in an emerging growth situation. Contact: Dr. Anthony Guiseppi‑Elie, Scientific Director, ABTECH Scientific, Inc., 800 East Leigh Street, Suite 52, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Tel.: +804 783 7829, Fax: +804 783 7830. View email address on click.appcast.io Impedance Spectroscopy of Conductive Polymers in Various Gas Phase Environments – Internship The Intern: Best suited for a completing College Junior or completing College Senior who has a confirmed interest in graduate school and an interest in materials/polymerscience/chemistry, electrochemistry, surface science, sensors or materials testing. The Project: Study the performance of inherently conductive polymer thin films that are used for the detection and measurement of various volatile organic vapors. The detection and measurement of gases and vapors of concern is an important requirement for occupational health and environmental monitoring. Developing new classes of smart, highly responsive, highly reversible materials as sensory elements for VOC monitoring is a major area of research that draws on a multiplicity of skills and knowledge. You will study important materials properties such as electrical conductivity (I/V), electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and adhesion of these novel sensory membranes under various test conditions, such as exposure to gases and vapors. Adsorption of Oligomeric DNA onto Molecularly Engineered Surfaces – Internship The Intern: Best suited for a completing College Junior or completing College Senior who has a confirmed interest in graduate school and an interest in biotechnology, biomaterials, surface science, DNA microarrays and biochips. The Project: The adsorption of DNA (oligo and cDNA) onto material surfaces is of paramount importance in the development and technological use of microfluidic devices and biochips. At ABTECH we are engaged in the systematic and thorough study of the interactions of DNA with different material surfaces. We have developed "engineered surfaces" possessing specific functional group chemistry and are studying the kinetics and equilibrium adsorption of DNA onto these surfaces. You will study the adsorption of oligomeric strands of DNA onto engineered surfaces using Quartz Crystal Nanogravimetry (QCN) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). You will correlate these measurements with dynamic contact angle wettability measurements. Contact: Ms. Ann M. Wilson, Manager, Applications Development, ABTECH Scientific, Inc., 911 East Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Tel.: +804 783 7829, Fax: +804 783 7830. View email address on click.appcast.io Part‑Time (Temporary): Laboratory/Production Assistant Working Hours: During the academic term: 3 hrs/day; 3 days/week; 9 hrs/week (minimum). Summer hours: 8 hrs/day, 5 days/week; 40 hrs/week (possible). No prior work experience is required. Suitable for a local high‑school student who should be a college‑bound senior and who has an interest in engineering and/or the natural or physical sciences. Applicant should have a minimum SAT score of 1250. Suitable training will be provided. Contact: Ms. Ann M. Wilson, Manager, Applications Development, ABTECH Scientific, Inc., 800 East Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Tel.: +804 783 7829, Fax: +804 783 7830. View email address on click.appcast.io Contact: Ann M. Wilson, Manager, Applications Development, ABTECH Scientific, Inc., 800 East Leigh Street, Suite G24, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Telephone Number: View phone number on click.appcast.io. Fax Number: View phone number on click.appcast.io. e‑mail: View email address on click.appcast.io #J-18808-Ljbffr