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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