Lab Technician - Behavioral Assays

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.