Job Description
About CarbonDrop
CarbonDrop is on a mission to tackle climate change at a truly impactful scale, with a goal to capture gigatons of CO2 per year at a cost orders of magnitude lower than current technologies. Our novel approach takes advantage of photosynthesis to enhance carbon capture and sequester CO2 at the gigaton scale over geologically-relevant timescales. CarbonDrop aims to capture CO2 at the scale required to allow a carbon neutral energy future to emerge without compromising food sources or world economic development.
What You’ll Do
- Plan and conduct research for developing an understanding of the biology and physiology of macroalgae
- Develop macroalgal cell culture methods, including protoplasting, protoplast propagation and induction of cellular differentiation
- Develop macroalgal genetic engineering tools including protoplast transformation assays and phenotyping
- Assist in the development of transformation protocols, including biolistics and Agrobacterium -mediated transformation
- Work collaboratively in a team science environment with exceptional computational and molecular biologists, strain engineers, biochemists and phycologists
- Conduct wet lab experiments, data analysis and communicate results to the Director of Scientific Research and broader team
- Document hardware design, experimental details and findings
- Help team members perform their research projects in a collaborative manner, maintain research equipment and maintain and order reagents
Who You Are
- PhD degree in biology, plant biology, molecular biology, microbiology, biotechnology, botany, agronomy or related field
- Experience and expertise in culturing one or more challenging photosynthetic organisms (seaweeds, land plants, moss, microalgae, etc.)
- A track record of conducting results-driven research
- Experience in collaborative interactions and completing projects with multiple participants
- Entrepreneurial and innovative mindset with a demonstrated history of developing or implementing new ideas/technologies within a company or academic lab environment
- Self-starter who excels at managing multiple deliverables simultaneously and thrives in a fast-paced startup and research environment
- Strong communicator, both verbally and written
Bonus If You
- Have cultured macroalgae
- Have developed cell/tissue culture tools for non-model plants or macroalgae
- Have developed transformation methods for non-model plants or macroalgae
- Have implemented ‘omics methods for non-model plants or macroalgae
Compensation
Compensation for this position is commensurate with research experience, academic credentials, relevant qualifications and other job related skills. The salary range for this position is $135k-175k. We also offer equity in an early-stage startup and the benefits listed below.
Benefits
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Unlimited vacation
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