Research Associate - Tissue Culture and Transformation

Living Carbon is hiring a Research Associate for Tissue Culture and Transformation in Charleston, SC. The role involves performing tissue culture and plant transformation experiments, managing cultures, and maintaining detailed records. Candidates should have a BSc or MSc in a related field, hands-on experience with plant biotechnology, and strong organizational skills. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits, emphasizing diversity and inclusion.
Living Carbon PBC offers competitive compensation, and generous healthcare, dental and vision insurance.

Living Carbon PBC is an equal opportunity employer.

We believe the best solutions to climate change are created by diverse teams. Living Carbon is focused on building a multicultural and inclusive team with strong representation from the many diverse communities disproportionately impacted by climate change. As a public benefit corporation, ensuring solutions to slow climate change are widely distributed to all peoples is critical to the success of our mission.
Responsibilities
• Perform vital functions of pipeline support, including media making
• Perform tissue culture and plant transformation experiments
• Manage, maintain, organize, and track production-level amounts of cultures
• Execute protocols in a thorough, independent, and technical manner
• Maintain a detailed record of experimental data and analysis
• Timely communicate and adapt to experimental workflows while developing new skills
• Nurture the desire to work in an exciting and rapidly evolving work environment
• Provide unique perspectives and collaborate to creatively solve problems as they ariseRequirements & Qualifications
• BSc or MSc in plant biology, plant science, plant science, or related field and experience working with plant biotechnology systems
• Hands-on experience with plant tissue culture systems and sterile technique is required. Previous experience with suspension cultures is preferred
• Experience with plant transformation techniques
• Proven capacity to carry out multiple experiments simultaneously
• Fundamental knowledge of plant tissue culture and transformation techniques
• Ability to work within a team to efficiently tackle high-throughput experiments
• Excellent organization, with strong oral and written communication skills