Biocon Mammalian Cell Biotechnology; Adjunct Pool), Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Adult Education, Academic
Biocon Mammalian Cell Biotechnology (Adjunct Pool), Henry
E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences
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Job Posting Title
Biocon Mammalian Cell Biotechnology (Adjunct Pool), Henry
E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences
Job Description
Position Overview
The primary responsibilities of the Adjunct Faculty member are the instruction and coordination of the Mammalian Cell Biotechnology course for the Biocon-KGI Program, Henry
E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences. Candidates will be expected to have a strong commitment to innovative teaching and active learning.
Candidates will be expected to have a strong commitment to innovative teaching and active learning. The adjunct faculty appointment is on a term-by-term basis and the course is taught via online synchronous live sessions, which take place on weekday evenings (Pacific Standard Time).
The Biocon-KGI program is a program in partnership with an Indian Biopharmaceutical company which has global presence in the areas of diabetes, cancer and autoimmune diseases. This program helps train recent college graduates in various areas of Drug Development, thereby making them ready to step into industry jobs.
Course Description: In this course, students without prior background of this area will gain knowledge of the start-of-the-art mammalian cell biotechnology, as well as challenges faced and forthcoming, including process intensification, speed to the clinic, product quality issues, safety, contamination and containment, scale up and manufacturing capacity. Students will study and understand the biology of cultured cells, including kinetics for cell growth and metabolism.
They will gain knowledge of cell line engineering techniques and formulation of cell culture medium as well as feeding strategies so as to control certain aspects of cell metabolism and enhance product yield and efficacy. They will gain a fundamental understanding of engineering aspects including aeration and stirring for the design of various cell culture bioreactor reactors and culture vessels.
They will learn to distinguish different operation modes and apply different cell retention techniques for perfusion.
Located in beautiful Claremont, California, Keck Graduate Institute is a member of the prestigious Claremont Colleges, a consortium of five undergraduate liberal arts colleges, two graduate institutions, and The Claremont Colleges Services, which provide shared institutional support services.
Education And Experience
The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:
- A minimum of a Master’s degree in biochemical engineering, bioengineering, or a related field, and relevant Biopharma/Biotech industry experience (5-7 years), is required.
- A doctoral degree is strongly preferred.
- Experience with downstream bioprocess technology is required.
- Prior teaching experience and a commitment to active learning is preferred.
- Experience with the Canvas learning management system and online teaching is a plus (training is available).
- Provides high-quality student instruction.
- Evaluates student performance (e.g., written assignments, examinations, in-class activities);
- Provides remedial instruction as needed
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a team and collaboratively with other departments.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and…
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