Lab Technician - Student position
Believer Meats
Lab Technician - Student position
- Engineering
- Rehovot, Israel
- Entry-level
- Hourly
Description
Believer Meats, formerly known as Future Meat Technologies, is a cultivated meat company excited to scale to feed the world. Driven by a mission to ensure that all future generations can enjoy real and delicious meat, Believer’s technology and process will make meat accessible and affordable to all.
Summary of role and team:
The lab technician position is for an entry-level candidate who will be trained to perform crucial lab tasks to support the R&D team, in particular, the lab scale bioprocessing work, such as bioreactor cultivation and filtration. This is a hands-on position, almost all of which is lab-based.
Your day-to-day
- Building, autoclaving, and disassembling experimental equipment such as tubing assemblies, media bottles, filters, glass bioreactors, etc.
- Checking and maintaining inventory of lab materials and consumables
- Meticulous documentation of data
- Opportunities to learn other skills, such as:
- Cell counts and bioanalyzer data
- Monitoring and controlling bioprocess parameters
- Writing protocols and batch records
- Novel systems introduction
- Process optimization skills
The Ideal candidate
- Biotechnology/Chemical engineering (or equivalent), BSc Student, with at least 1 years until graduation.
- Availability for 2-3 days a week including weekends (at least 18 hours per week)
- Willingness to do lab bench work
- Self-motivated, quick learner
- Positive team attitude and initiative