Passionate about global nutrition? Worried about the effects on our climate due to animal agriculture? Ready to put your technical skills to create positive change in the world?
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We are looking for a PhD level scientist to join our team in Durham, North Carolina
- Conduct experimental research involving mammalian cell culture in multiple formats, biological and biochemical assays, and microscopic analysis.
- Perform critical analyses and interpret data for actionable decision-making that impacts the greater company.
- As a life-long learner we rely on you to keep a pulse on current relevant scientific literature and advancement to share back with the broader team
- We are moving fast and need meticulous record-keeping and diligence in our scientific process which you will help safe-guard.
- Work hand in hand with CSO & CEO to develop written materials for funding applications, investor updates, and publishable works
- As a close-knit team your input for scientific strategy is invaluable and you actively engage in regular scientific and broader all-hands team meetings
- You have an innate ability to articulate complex topics to a scientific audience as well as your business team
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- You believe in our mission of working towards better infant nutrition, women's health, and sustainability
- As a conscientious teammate, you're curious to learn from co-workers and share your personal passions
- You enjoy working collaboratively with a broad and diverse team and stepping outside of your comfort zone
- You're naturally inclined to think critically and creatively to work through murky problems
- Ambiguity is your jam and you're able to strive ahead without direction
- You hold yourself and others to the utmost ethical standards in all scientific and professional endeavors
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- PhD in molecular, cell, or developmental biology, tissue engineering, or similar, or Masterâs degree +3 years hands-on research experience
- Background knowledge of cell physiology and behavior and/or previous experience with cell-based manufacturing, including 3-dimensional tissue culture experience, understanding of cell culture scale-up and/or bioprocess and bioreactor design considerations
- Extensive experience with mammalian cell culture and cell line generation, preferred with adherent cell types
- Previous experience or exposure to recombinant DNA technology and molecular biology, including vector design
- Experience with basic biochemistry techniques, including electrophoresis and immunodetection methods
- Expertise with biological assay development and validation
- Experience with biological specimen preparation, including histology, flow cytometry, and basic light microscopy
Shiru rapidly and efficiently identifies high value functional food proteins via an innovative computational platform that integrates machine learning and molecular modeling and creates them through precision biology. As the assay development scientist in our early stage company, you will initially wear many hats. Firstly, you will work with Shiruâs scientists to express recombinant protein ingredients at lab scale. Your focus will be on streamlining and parallelizing the workflows associated with protein production and characterization creatively and effectively. You will design and implement assays to characterize Shiruâs functional food proteins using biochemistry and materials science techniques. The assays you create will be used to characterize and validate the food functional properties of Shiruâs protein candidates. To start, you will design and implement assays that are meaningful and robust at lab scale. Scaling Shiruâs technical platform will involve automating both production of recombinant food proteins and their characterization using robotics and other HTS techniques to increase the magnitude of Shiruâs data library and improve our predictive abilities. Ultimately, your work will result in a library of validated, high value protein ingredients with unique and tailored functionality enabling formulation of more sustainable food products.
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You will develop efficient operational models involving assay instrumentation, design, and analysis to streamline and automate Shiruâs screening workflow. Together with Shiruâs team you will curate and grow libraries of validated protein ingredients. Your work will be critical to bringing sustainable, functional protein ingredients to market through meticulous product development that relies on deep knowledge of protein chemistry and an appreciation for the complex interactions of proteins within foods. Your role at Shiru will be varied, with clear communication critical to your success. Ensuring that your workflow is fully integrated and well-aligned with the work of other teams, as well as sharing your findings in an articulate manner, will guide you towards success in this position. This role represents a unique opportunity to work with a hard-driving cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, and business people.
Come and join our team at Future Fields! As a Senior Research Scientist, you will have the opportunity to work on key projects relating the development and production of custom chemically-defined cell growth media. This includes optimization of growth factor production, extraction, purification, and analysis. You will also work on long-term projects related to expanding our growth library and custom growth media development for the cellular agriculture industry.
What you will work on:
PhD in biochemistry or related field
OR Masters with 2 years of research experience
Competencies are behaviours that are essential to reach our goals when working at FutureFields.
Responsible for one of the following high-impact projects:
¡        Demand forecasting modeling
¡        Production volume modeling
¡        Scale-up manual
¡        Open-access memo deliverable
¡        Alternative protein industry mapping
¡        Techno-economic analysis of side streams
¡        State lobbying for research and development funding
¡        India: Ingredients supply/demand matching needs assessment
¡        India: Strategic food technology assessments
⢠Identifying and developing biomaterials to be used as food compatible scaffolds for animal
cell growth in close alignment with the tissue development team
⢠Customizing food grade biopolymer formulations to improve cell compatibility and enhancing
textural and/or nutritional properties
⢠Identifying and developing suitable cell compatible food grade material and manufacture of
polymeric beads/microcarriers using food compatible process
⢠Designing, processing natural carbohydrates/proteins and modifying their molecular
properties through chemical synthesis, and enzymatic and other types of polymer analogous
reactions
⢠Conducting a wide range of analytical tests, quality controls, safety assessments and sensory
evaluations
⢠Providing detailed designs for implementing the research findings in the pilot plant
We at GOURMEY are on a mission to bring tasty, safe, sustainable cultured meat to the world. This begins with the iconic French delicacy foie gras, which we reinvent at the crossroads of culinary arts and scientific excellence (watch this to learn more). To achieve this feat, we are seeking to recruit a Senior Stem Cell Biologist experienced with pluripotent stem cells.
You will be responsible for leading the development of cost effective and scalable cell differentiation processes from avian stem cells into specialized cell types with optimal nutritional and organoleptic properties. Hence, this role is highly interdisciplinary and you will be working closely with the media development, bioprocess development and food science teams. It will be your mission to oversee the fastest and most efficient path to success, building upon what we have achieved so far.
- Lead the cell differentiation R&D with the goal to achieve efficient, scalable and affordable cell differentiation protocols.
- Direct and manage the daily functions of  engineers, technicians and interns.
- Actively engage with external scientists in research collaborations when appropriate.
- Contribute to the writing of patents, research projects, grant applications and scientific publications.
- Ph.D. in stem cell biology and experience with mammalian/avian pluripotent stem cells and their differentiation.
- Strong scientific project management skills (experience in industry is a plus).
- Immense passion for the mission of GOURMEY and enthusiasm for applied research.
- Keen interest in working in a changing and challenging environment in line with the dawn of a new  industry.
- Willingness to collaborate with all team members, to upskill on other areas of research and adapt pre-existing knowledge to the context of cultured meat.
- A competitive salary and participation in GOURMEYâs ESOP (Employee stock option plan).
- Plenty of room for personal and professional development in a fast growing startup, building the future of food through cutting edge technologies and entering its next phase of growth.
- A dynamic, caring company culture and a fantastic work environment with our labs located in the very heart of Paris.
70% of all the birds in the world are chicken and other poultry birds. 60% of all the mammals are livestock animals. We spare a land as big as American continent to grow the crop to feed the animals which will eventually feed us in the shape of meat and dairy. 55% of blue water is consumed during the production of animal products. The greenhouse gas emission due to husbandry is as much as all planes, cars, trucks, ships emit combined. 80% of antibiotics is consumed in husbandry, which is the primary source of multidrug resistant bacteria. 75% of new human pathogens in the past 25 years have originated in animals. COVID 19 is an example to those zoonotic diseases.
â
We as team of âBiftekâ aims to change the way we produce meat. We work hard to develop âclean meatâ technology that has potential to leave the animals alone not domesticated but wild, in their own unharmed habitat. Now, we are looking for a teammate, who
⢠is as excited as we are in changing the way Homo sapiens interact with the nature,
⢠has background in biology/molecular biology or a related field,
⢠has experience in cell/tissue culture techniques,
⢠has experience in molecular biology techniques,
⢠is eager to learn and implement new methods,
⢠is creative,
⢠is ambitious,
⢠loves to read and discuss,
⢠is proficient in English.
⢠Holding MS and/or PhD degree in biology/molecular biology field is a plus.
⢠Knowledge in stem cell and developmental biology is a plus
VOW is a food company, a very different one. Weâre creating real meat products from animal cells, instead of the animal itself. Weâre obsessed with cutting edge innovations in science, technology, culinary and design, bringing them together to deliver entirely new food products and eating experiences to the world.
The work that we are doing is a critical step on the path to creating a future where the human race can exist in sustainable harmony with our surrounding earth. Weâre not only making food that is great for humans and great for the earth, weâre making sure that these foods are the most delicious, desirable choice of any food available. This is a mission we believe in deeply.
In our short history since founding in April 2019 weâve made significant progress and gained a lot of attention for a world-first we created: the first kangaroo meat cultivated in a lab (Wall Street Journal, The Australian and Channel 9). Weâre now at 5 species under culture and counting, with an even more ambitious plan through to 2021 and beyond into the coming decades.
As a Junior Research Scientist at VOW, you'll be hands on in the lab working to overcome a number of challenges to make this exciting future possible. You will be working on improving our cost effective and animal free media to grow food from our library of cells. You will collaborate with high performance scientists, chefs, software engineers and designers to define the links between cell biology, growth media and the food produced at the end.
One day youâll be working on primary cell culture, working with the cells of new and novel species, another day you will be developing custom media formulations to be executed by high-throughput robotics. Our problems are more than just discovery -- you will be working in a fast-paced environment on the nexus of automation, data science and biology, growing real products to put in the hands of customers as soon as humanly possible, all without any harm to animals.
You will work directly with our Chief Scientific Officer and other members of our small but growing team to do high quality science. Youâll be autonomous and empowered to find better ways to do things. A âhackerâ mentality, or non-traditional pathway into science are both a big plus for us.
The position is based in Sydney, Australia.
- Manage both suspension and adherent cell culture.
- Collect, analyse, interpret and present experimental data.
- Carry out isolation, purification, culture and freezing of muscle and fat stem cells from a range of species.
- Assist in the smooth day-to-day running of the laboratory
- Working with world class scientific and startup business mentors
â
This role will be one of a small number of Junior Research Scientists joining VOW together in April 2020. Under the guidance and mentorship of our team, our expectation is that by the end of this six months:
You will have expanded on your existing scientific scientific skills, developing proficiency across:
- Cell culture
- Molecular biology
- Bioprocess development
You will be confident in:
- Contributing to scientific ideation, planning and road-mapping
- Designing your own experiments
- Owning and presenting the experimental results to the team
You will be able to prove your critical analysis skills:
- Participating in our journal club, occasionally presenting / facilitating the session
You will be able to troubleshoot problems with the best of them:
- You will learn a number of different problem solving techniques and frameworks, and be expected to use them effectively in your work.
While this is a defined six-month program, high performing Junior Research Scientists will be offered full time ongoing positions at VOW at the conclusion of the six months.
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- Above all you are mission aligned: you want to apply your skills in science to build a better food system and a brighter future. For some of us this is about animal welfare, for others itâs saving the environment or caring deeply about developing incredibly delicious foods - all different perspectives on the same mission.
- Youâre proactive and enjoy thinking about the big picture.
- Youâre kind, curious and enjoy learning new things.
- Youâre product focused. You think about the perspectives of end users even when it might not be expected of you.
- You care that youâre building something that solves a problem and helps end users.
- Youâre a high-performing individual, youâre inspired and you inspire others.
â
Required experience / skills:
- Completion of an honours degree in science, engineering or further degree
- A demonstrated capacity to design, perform and analyse experiments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ideally you also have:
- Experience in aseptic technique and the culture of mammalian cells
- Proficiency in statistical analysis tools
- Applicants with additional research experience outside of an academic setting will be viewed favourably
- Working tirelessly to give you an incredible place to work and a team that feels more like a family.
- Chef-prepared lunch Monday - Friday
- Access to gym facilities
- Weekly 1:1âs and mentorship from exec team.
- No legacy overheads: weâre giving you the freedom to help define the best approach to solving problems.
- Massive room to grow in an exciting, emerging industry.
- High-stakes work that matters to the team and the world. A mission for you to sink your skills and passion into.
Ultimately this role will be shaped around the right candidate. If you love the mission and want to work on some of the most exciting and impactful problems on the planet today we want to speak to you.
Send us an email with a bit about who you are, along with your CV to careers@vowfood.com
VOWâs mission is to make food products for everyone, and we mean everyone. To do that well we need a workforce thatâs representative of the people we serve. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view, we are inclusive and we believe diversity drives innovation - so weâre building a culture to match. Uniqueness is powerful - be yourself and come as you are.
Shiru rapidly and efficiently identifies high value functional food proteins via an innovative computational platform that integrates machine learning and molecular modeling and creates them through precision biology. As the assay development scientist in our early stage company, you will initially wear many hats. Firstly, you will work with Shiruâs scientists to express recombinant protein ingredients at lab scale. Your focus will be on streamlining and parallelizing the workflows associated with protein production and characterization creatively and effectively. You will design and implement assays to characterize Shiruâs functional food proteins using biochemistry and materials science techniques. The assays you create will be used to characterize and validate the food functional properties of Shiruâs protein candidates. To start, you will design and implement assays that are meaningful and robust at lab scale. Scaling Shiruâs technical platform will involve automating both production of recombinant food proteins and their characterization using robotics and other HTS techniques to increase the magnitude of Shiruâs data library and improve our predictive abilities. Ultimately, your work will result in a library of validated, high value protein ingredients with unique and tailored functionality enabling formulation of more sustainable food products.
â
You will develop efficient operational models involving assay instrumentation, design, and analysis to streamline and automate Shiruâs screening workflow. Together with Shiruâs team you will curate and grow libraries of validated protein ingredients. Your work will be critical to bringing sustainable, functional protein ingredients to market through meticulous product development that relies on deep knowledge of protein chemistry and an appreciation for the complex interactions of proteins within foods. Your role at Shiru will be varied, with clear communication critical to your success. Ensuring that your workflow is fully integrated and well-aligned with the work of other teams, as well as sharing your findings in an articulate manner, will guide you towards success in this position. This role represents a unique opportunity to work with a hard-driving cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, and business people.
Come and join our team at Future Fields! As a Senior Research Scientist, you will have the opportunity to work on key projects relating the development and production of custom chemically-defined cell growth media. This includes optimization of growth factor production, extraction, purification, and analysis. You will also work on long-term projects related to expanding our growth library and custom growth media development for the cellular agriculture industry.
What you will work on:
PhD in biochemistry or related field
OR Masters with 2 years of research experience
Competencies are behaviours that are essential to reach our goals when working at FutureFields.
Responsible for one of the following high-impact projects:
¡        Demand forecasting modeling
¡        Production volume modeling
¡        Scale-up manual
¡        Open-access memo deliverable
¡        Alternative protein industry mapping
¡        Techno-economic analysis of side streams
¡        State lobbying for research and development funding
¡        India: Ingredients supply/demand matching needs assessment
¡        India: Strategic food technology assessments
⢠Identifying and developing biomaterials to be used as food compatible scaffolds for animal
cell growth in close alignment with the tissue development team
⢠Customizing food grade biopolymer formulations to improve cell compatibility and enhancing
textural and/or nutritional properties
⢠Identifying and developing suitable cell compatible food grade material and manufacture of
polymeric beads/microcarriers using food compatible process
⢠Designing, processing natural carbohydrates/proteins and modifying their molecular
properties through chemical synthesis, and enzymatic and other types of polymer analogous
reactions
⢠Conducting a wide range of analytical tests, quality controls, safety assessments and sensory
evaluations
⢠Providing detailed designs for implementing the research findings in the pilot plant
We at GOURMEY are on a mission to bring tasty, safe, sustainable cultured meat to the world. This begins with the iconic French delicacy foie gras, which we reinvent at the crossroads of culinary arts and scientific excellence (watch this to learn more). To achieve this feat, we are seeking to recruit a Senior Stem Cell Biologist experienced with pluripotent stem cells.
You will be responsible for leading the development of cost effective and scalable cell differentiation processes from avian stem cells into specialized cell types with optimal nutritional and organoleptic properties. Hence, this role is highly interdisciplinary and you will be working closely with the media development, bioprocess development and food science teams. It will be your mission to oversee the fastest and most efficient path to success, building upon what we have achieved so far.
- Lead the cell differentiation R&D with the goal to achieve efficient, scalable and affordable cell differentiation protocols.
- Direct and manage the daily functions of  engineers, technicians and interns.
- Actively engage with external scientists in research collaborations when appropriate.
- Contribute to the writing of patents, research projects, grant applications and scientific publications.
- Ph.D. in stem cell biology and experience with mammalian/avian pluripotent stem cells and their differentiation.
- Strong scientific project management skills (experience in industry is a plus).
- Immense passion for the mission of GOURMEY and enthusiasm for applied research.
- Keen interest in working in a changing and challenging environment in line with the dawn of a new  industry.
- Willingness to collaborate with all team members, to upskill on other areas of research and adapt pre-existing knowledge to the context of cultured meat.
- A competitive salary and participation in GOURMEYâs ESOP (Employee stock option plan).
- Plenty of room for personal and professional development in a fast growing startup, building the future of food through cutting edge technologies and entering its next phase of growth.
- A dynamic, caring company culture and a fantastic work environment with our labs located in the very heart of Paris.
70% of all the birds in the world are chicken and other poultry birds. 60% of all the mammals are livestock animals. We spare a land as big as American continent to grow the crop to feed the animals which will eventually feed us in the shape of meat and dairy. 55% of blue water is consumed during the production of animal products. The greenhouse gas emission due to husbandry is as much as all planes, cars, trucks, ships emit combined. 80% of antibiotics is consumed in husbandry, which is the primary source of multidrug resistant bacteria. 75% of new human pathogens in the past 25 years have originated in animals. COVID 19 is an example to those zoonotic diseases.
â
We as team of âBiftekâ aims to change the way we produce meat. We work hard to develop âclean meatâ technology that has potential to leave the animals alone not domesticated but wild, in their own unharmed habitat. Now, we are looking for a teammate, who
⢠is as excited as we are in changing the way Homo sapiens interact with the nature,
⢠has background in biology/molecular biology or a related field,
⢠has experience in cell/tissue culture techniques,
⢠has experience in molecular biology techniques,
⢠is eager to learn and implement new methods,
⢠is creative,
⢠is ambitious,
⢠loves to read and discuss,
⢠is proficient in English.
⢠Holding MS and/or PhD degree in biology/molecular biology field is a plus.
⢠Knowledge in stem cell and developmental biology is a plus
VOW is a food company, a very different one. Weâre creating real meat products from animal cells, instead of the animal itself. Weâre obsessed with cutting edge innovations in science, technology, culinary and design, bringing them together to deliver entirely new food products and eating experiences to the world.
The work that we are doing is a critical step on the path to creating a future where the human race can exist in sustainable harmony with our surrounding earth. Weâre not only making food that is great for humans and great for the earth, weâre making sure that these foods are the most delicious, desirable choice of any food available. This is a mission we believe in deeply.
In our short history since founding in April 2019 weâve made significant progress and gained a lot of attention for a world-first we created: the first kangaroo meat cultivated in a lab (Wall Street Journal, The Australian and Channel 9). Weâre now at 5 species under culture and counting, with an even more ambitious plan through to 2021 and beyond into the coming decades.
As a Junior Research Scientist at VOW, you'll be hands on in the lab working to overcome a number of challenges to make this exciting future possible. You will be working on improving our cost effective and animal free media to grow food from our library of cells. You will collaborate with high performance scientists, chefs, software engineers and designers to define the links between cell biology, growth media and the food produced at the end.
One day youâll be working on primary cell culture, working with the cells of new and novel species, another day you will be developing custom media formulations to be executed by high-throughput robotics. Our problems are more than just discovery -- you will be working in a fast-paced environment on the nexus of automation, data science and biology, growing real products to put in the hands of customers as soon as humanly possible, all without any harm to animals.
You will work directly with our Chief Scientific Officer and other members of our small but growing team to do high quality science. Youâll be autonomous and empowered to find better ways to do things. A âhackerâ mentality, or non-traditional pathway into science are both a big plus for us.
The position is based in Sydney, Australia.
- Manage both suspension and adherent cell culture.
- Collect, analyse, interpret and present experimental data.
- Carry out isolation, purification, culture and freezing of muscle and fat stem cells from a range of species.
- Assist in the smooth day-to-day running of the laboratory
- Working with world class scientific and startup business mentors
â
This role will be one of a small number of Junior Research Scientists joining VOW together in April 2020. Under the guidance and mentorship of our team, our expectation is that by the end of this six months:
You will have expanded on your existing scientific scientific skills, developing proficiency across:
- Cell culture
- Molecular biology
- Bioprocess development
You will be confident in:
- Contributing to scientific ideation, planning and road-mapping
- Designing your own experiments
- Owning and presenting the experimental results to the team
You will be able to prove your critical analysis skills:
- Participating in our journal club, occasionally presenting / facilitating the session
You will be able to troubleshoot problems with the best of them:
- You will learn a number of different problem solving techniques and frameworks, and be expected to use them effectively in your work.
While this is a defined six-month program, high performing Junior Research Scientists will be offered full time ongoing positions at VOW at the conclusion of the six months.
â
- Above all you are mission aligned: you want to apply your skills in science to build a better food system and a brighter future. For some of us this is about animal welfare, for others itâs saving the environment or caring deeply about developing incredibly delicious foods - all different perspectives on the same mission.
- Youâre proactive and enjoy thinking about the big picture.
- Youâre kind, curious and enjoy learning new things.
- Youâre product focused. You think about the perspectives of end users even when it might not be expected of you.
- You care that youâre building something that solves a problem and helps end users.
- Youâre a high-performing individual, youâre inspired and you inspire others.
â
Required experience / skills:
- Completion of an honours degree in science, engineering or further degree
- A demonstrated capacity to design, perform and analyse experiments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ideally you also have:
- Experience in aseptic technique and the culture of mammalian cells
- Proficiency in statistical analysis tools
- Applicants with additional research experience outside of an academic setting will be viewed favourably
- Working tirelessly to give you an incredible place to work and a team that feels more like a family.
- Chef-prepared lunch Monday - Friday
- Access to gym facilities
- Weekly 1:1âs and mentorship from exec team.
- No legacy overheads: weâre giving you the freedom to help define the best approach to solving problems.
- Massive room to grow in an exciting, emerging industry.
- High-stakes work that matters to the team and the world. A mission for you to sink your skills and passion into.
Ultimately this role will be shaped around the right candidate. If you love the mission and want to work on some of the most exciting and impactful problems on the planet today we want to speak to you.
Send us an email with a bit about who you are, along with your CV to careers@vowfood.com
VOWâs mission is to make food products for everyone, and we mean everyone. To do that well we need a workforce thatâs representative of the people we serve. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view, we are inclusive and we believe diversity drives innovation - so weâre building a culture to match. Uniqueness is powerful - be yourself and come as you are.
VOW is a food company, a very different one. Weâre creating real meat products from animal cells, instead of the animal itself. Weâre obsessed with cutting edge innovations in science, technology, culinary and design, bringing them together to deliver entirely new food products and eating experiences to the world.
The work that we are doing is a critical step on the path to creating a future where the human race can exist in sustainable harmony with our surrounding earth. Weâre not only making food that is great for humans and great for the earth, weâre making sure that these foods are the most delicious, desirable choice of any food available. This is a mission we believe in deeply.
In our short history since founding in April 2019 weâve made significant progress and gained a lot of attention for a world-first we created: the first kangaroo meat cultivated in a lab (Wall Street Journal, The Australian and Channel 9). Weâre now at 5 species under culture and counting, with an even more ambitious plan through to 2021 and beyond into the coming decades.
As a Junior Research Scientist at VOW, you'll be hands on in the lab working to overcome a number of challenges to make this exciting future possible. You will be working on improving our cost effective and animal free media to grow food from our library of cells. You will collaborate with high performance scientists, chefs, software engineers and designers to define the links between cell biology, growth media and the food produced at the end.
One day youâll be working on primary cell culture, working with the cells of new and novel species, another day you will be developing custom media formulations to be executed by high-throughput robotics. Our problems are more than just discovery -- you will be working in a fast-paced environment on the nexus of automation, data science and biology, growing real products to put in the hands of customers as soon as humanly possible, all without any harm to animals.
You will work directly with our Chief Scientific Officer and other members of our small but growing team to do high quality science. Youâll be autonomous and empowered to find better ways to do things. A âhackerâ mentality, or non-traditional pathway into science are both a big plus for us.
The position is based in Sydney, Australia.
- Manage both suspension and adherent cell culture.
- Collect, analyse, interpret and present experimental data.
- Carry out isolation, purification, culture and freezing of muscle and fat stem cells from a range of species.
- Assist in the smooth day-to-day running of the laboratory
- Working with world class scientific and startup business mentors
â
This role will be one of a small number of Junior Research Scientists joining VOW together in April 2020. Under the guidance and mentorship of our team, our expectation is that by the end of this six months:
You will have expanded on your existing scientific scientific skills, developing proficiency across:
- Cell culture
- Molecular biology
- Bioprocess development
You will be confident in:
- Contributing to scientific ideation, planning and road-mapping
- Designing your own experiments
- Owning and presenting the experimental results to the team
You will be able to prove your critical analysis skills:
- Participating in our journal club, occasionally presenting / facilitating the session
You will be able to troubleshoot problems with the best of them:
- You will learn a number of different problem solving techniques and frameworks, and be expected to use them effectively in your work.
While this is a defined six-month program, high performing Junior Research Scientists will be offered full time ongoing positions at VOW at the conclusion of the six months.
â
- Above all you are mission aligned: you want to apply your skills in science to build a better food system and a brighter future. For some of us this is about animal welfare, for others itâs saving the environment or caring deeply about developing incredibly delicious foods - all different perspectives on the same mission.
- Youâre proactive and enjoy thinking about the big picture.
- Youâre kind, curious and enjoy learning new things.
- Youâre product focused. You think about the perspectives of end users even when it might not be expected of you.
- You care that youâre building something that solves a problem and helps end users.
- Youâre a high-performing individual, youâre inspired and you inspire others.
â
Required experience / skills:
- Completion of an honours degree in science, engineering or further degree
- A demonstrated capacity to design, perform and analyse experiments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ideally you also have:
- Experience in aseptic technique and the culture of mammalian cells
- Proficiency in statistical analysis tools
- Applicants with additional research experience outside of an academic setting will be viewed favourably
- Working tirelessly to give you an incredible place to work and a team that feels more like a family.
- Chef-prepared lunch Monday - Friday
- Access to gym facilities
- Weekly 1:1âs and mentorship from exec team.
- No legacy overheads: weâre giving you the freedom to help define the best approach to solving problems.
- Massive room to grow in an exciting, emerging industry.
- High-stakes work that matters to the team and the world. A mission for you to sink your skills and passion into.
Ultimately this role will be shaped around the right candidate. If you love the mission and want to work on some of the most exciting and impactful problems on the planet today we want to speak to you.
Send us an email with a bit about who you are, along with your CV to careers@vowfood.com
VOWâs mission is to make food products for everyone, and we mean everyone. To do that well we need a workforce thatâs representative of the people we serve. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view, we are inclusive and we believe diversity drives innovation - so weâre building a culture to match. Uniqueness is powerful - be yourself and come as you are.