Monarch
Lab Technician - Behavioral Assays
- Location
- Emeryville, California
- Work type
- On-site · Full-time
- Salary
- Not listed
- Posted
- (1 year ago)
About the role
We offer opportunities to do your life’s work while helping solve one of the most important technical and moral challenges of our time.
Full-time, in-office in Emeryville, California. Compensation includes equity.
We are seeking a Lab Technician to develop and implement behavioral assays that assess how insects respond to visual and olfactory stimuli. Your work will be critical in validating the efficacy of machine-learning-predicted compounds across multiple insect species.
Key Responsibilities
• Design and develop behavioral assays to assess insect response to predicted repellent compounds.
• Lead experiments to test compounds for broad-spectrum effectiveness.
• Analyze experimental data to optimize compound performance, ensuring both repellency and pleasant odor characteristics.
• Present findings to the leadership team and contribute to the ongoing development of novel insect repellents.
Qualifications
• Experience in behavioral assays and insect behavior research.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong work ethic.
To learn more, visit monarchlabs.org