Senior Research Scientist – Protoplast expert
Join us in creating sustainable coffee varieties
At Amatera, we leverage on the latest techniques in biotechnology, to create the coffee varieties of tomorrow.
While we drink a trillion cups of coffee every year, number expected to double by 2050, rising temperatures will reduce, in the meantime, the area suitable for growing Arabica by up to 50%.
It is urgent to make coffee varieties more sustainable and climate resistant to fill that massive demand. If you want to ensure the future of coffee and ride the 4th coffee revolution, you are at the right place!
What we are looking for
Senior Research Scientist – Protoplast expert (Permanent position; CDI)
We are seeking a researcher to join our “Innovation team” to manage our R&D pipeline related to protoplast manipulation and provide support and technical leadership in the development of improved coffee varieties. The successful candidate will have an extensive knowledge of plant biotechnology, experience in managing small-medium size teams and the ability to independently plan, organize, troubleshoot and optimize operations to ensure timely high-quality deliverables.
This position reports directly to our CTO and also needs to work effectively and collaboratively with the “Coffee Cell Culture team” and the “Plant Genomics team”.
Qualifications and key skills
● PhD in plant science or plant biotechnology
● 5+ years of experience in plant-cell culture
● Excellent knowledge in plant protoplast manipulation (isolation, recovery, regeneration …) ideally on coffee or other woody plants (cocoa, citrus, grapevine …)
● Flow cytometry experience is a plus
● Management and supervision experience
● Good organization & communication
● Team player, strong execution, and flexibility to handle changes
Additional Information
● Job Location - Evry (South of Paris)
● Time Requirement - Full time position
● Attractive compensation
● Benefits - Alan’s private insurance to cover your health expenses, Swile meal vouchers
How to Apply
Does this position sound like a good fit? Email us at jobs@amatera.bio
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● Send along your resume
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If you want to ensure the future of coffee and ride the 4th coffee revolu on, you are at the right place!
What we are looking for
Senior Research Scien st – Plant genomic expert (Permanent posi on; CDI)
We are seeking a researcher to join our “Plant Genomics team” to manage our R&D pipeline related to molecular biology & NGS and provide support and technical leadership in the development of improved coffee varie es. The successful candidate will have an extensive knowledge of molecular biology, experience in managing small-medium size teams and the ability to independently plan, organize, troubleshoot and op mize opera ons to ensure mely high-quality deliverables.
This posi on reports directly to our CTO and also needs to work effec vely and collabora vely with the “Coffee Cell Culture team” and the “Innova on team”
Qualifica ons and key skills
● PhD in plant molecular biology
● 5+ years of experience in molecular biology and NGS
● Strong molecular biology understanding and hands-on experience including but not limited to various PCR applica ons, primer design, qRT-PCR …
● Strong experience on NGS library prepara on (amplicon-seq, WGS)
● Experience working with Illumina NGS pla orms - experimental design, op miza on and data analysis
● Genomic analysis experience & knowledge about plant metabolic biosynthe c genes are a plus
● Management and supervision experience
● Good organiza on & communica on
● Team player, strong execu on, and flexibility to handle changes
Addi onal Informa on
● Job Loca on - Evry (South of Paris)
● Time Requirement - Full me posi on
● A rac ve compensa on
● Benefits - Alan’s private insurance to cover your health expenses, Swile meal vouchers