Scientist - Macroalgal / Plant Cell Culture Job at CarbonDrop, San Carlos, CA

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  • CarbonDrop
  • San Carlos, CA

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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