Can you connect the dots between marathon running, electrolytes and metal refining using biology? If not, are you curious to find out? Are you motivated to get to the lab to drive your project forward? If you are excited about the opportunity to bridge protein engineering and development of industrial processes, join our team. 

At Magmatic Bio we use the power of synthetic biology to revolutionise the industrial separation and regeneration of technology metals critical for the future. Our materials make metal extraction more efficient by saving energy, chemicals and water consumption by orders of magnitude. Eventually our technology will power multi-metal refineries for an efficient circular economy of metals.

We are currently looking for a Computational biologist (m/f/d) with experience in: 

• Protein design, optimization of scaffolds and related analysis

• Programming languages: python, R, bash

Candidates must have a M.Sc. or PhD in (Bio-)informatics or related subjects. If candidates hold a M.Sc. degree, they must have at least 2 years’ experience in relevant topics. We seek a motivated team member who is creative, pays to detail and enjoys working in an interdisciplinary team. Proficiency in the English language is a must. 

Responsibilities:

• Perform in silico protein design 
• Perform structure-based searches 
• Carry out phylogenetic analysis of protein sequences
• Apply cutting-edge computational design tools like RFdiffusion and RoseTTAFold All-Atom
• Document, present and discuss data 
• Keep organized and documented codebase
• Participate in scientific discussion and collaborate in the team to find solutions to upcoming scientific challenges
• Support planning of work packages and milestones

Opportunity:

You will be joining an early start-up, which is hands-on and driven to success. You will work among colleagues and closely with the founders, all intrinsically motivated and committed to creating an impact by making mining sustainable and eventually moving towards closing the loop for critical metals for electrification. As early member of the team, you are only limited by your own ambition.

If you would like to be part of our team, please send your CV and letter of motivation to Dr. Dhaarsi Jaksch (dj@magmatic.bio).