Experimental Physicist Full-time NEW

This is an extremely hands-on role for someone who wants to help build a material that transforms entire industries and combats industrial deforestation. Your main focus will be on tuning of the material properties. It is a unique opportunity with a lot of creative autonomy.

Through iterations your work will focus on tuning properties like strength and color of the worlds first ever cultured wood. These prototypes will be small and geared towards high-end applications. The work of our plant biologists, geneticist and biophysicist will all converge in your hands, into tangible prototypes. The learnings we gain here will flow back to the rest of the team. Your work can make or break New Dawn’s technical progress.

This is not a classic job. It is a unique opportunity to make real-world impact, while being an early contributor and a part of a strong and dedicate team.

What You’ll Do

• Tackle our toughest challenges ranging from tuning the lignin/cellulose ratio in our cells, modeling fluid dynamics, to designing bioreactors.
• Identify and test various strategies to tune the strength and color of the material.
• Work directly with a multidisciplinary and top-tier team of engineers with expertise in biology, bioprocessing, and engineering.

Who We’re Looking For

We are seeking an individual with a strong understanding of both physics and biology, who can effectively bridge the two disciplines. You will explore a large variety of solution spaces, design and run experiments. In a lot of ways, we are looking for a “full-stack” biotechnologist that has:

• A hands-on builder mindset, rooted in a strong understanding of physics
• A MSc degree in physics, biophysics, biomechanics, polymer science, or a related field.
• Affinity with cell biology
• Roughly 5-10 years of working experience in the field of biophysics.

Although not required, we do consider it bonus if you have:

• Experience with the design of bioreactors and/or microfluidics devices
• Experience with plant cell walls or biopolymers like lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose.

Application

Our culture is not for everybody, and that is by design. Each and every one of us comes here to do the best work of our lives. We are not a family, but rather a high-performance athletics team geared towards winning the championship, together.

If you have made it this far, and the role still excites you, click apply below to share with us: why New Dawn and why this role, along with your LinkedIn profile. We value clarity of thinking, authenticity, and genuine motivation — not polished buzzwords. We value diversity, and strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

Join us and together we’ll make David Attenborough proud.

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