Lab Technician - Canada

UNDO

Do you want the most meaningful job of your career? UNDO is on a mission to tackle the greatest challenge of our time: climate change. We are a fast-growing for-profit business that is already one of the biggest carbon dioxide removal companies in the world. But this is only the start - we have ambitious plans aligned with great funding, excellent people and an inclusive team. You too could make your mark and help remove 1 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030 with our nature-based technology, enhanced weathering.

About the role

UNDO is on a mission to tackle the greatest challenge of our time: climate change. We have set-up a range of field trials designed to detect weathering signals, validate our geochemical model, provide robust evidence of enhanced rock weathering as a carbon removal tool, and show the agronomic co-benefits of enhanced weathering. To support our ambitious growth plans, we have a great opportunity for a Lab tTechnician to join our research team In Canada.

What you will do

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading-edge company actively working on a promising solution to the climate emergency. You will lead and assist with soil and pore water analyses and help manage our lab within Queen's University, Kingston. You will support the research team in the following tasks.

You will support the research team in the following tasks:

• All kinds of laboratory work including the use of an autotitrator to measure pH, EC and alkalinity of both soil and water samples

• Collecting soil and pore water samples from across our research sites.

• Assist in recording, archiving, and managing sample collections.

• Reasonably regular travel across central Ontario, but mainly in and around Kingston.

• As such full time access to a car and a clean drivers licence will be a prerequisite of the job.

• The role involves significant physical activity including manual handling of soil samples as well as working outdoors on research sites in all weathers.

About you

We are looking for someone with a passion for climate change who is keen to use their skills in laboratory and field work to make a real-world impact. The ideal candidate will have an energetic, dedicated work ethic, excellent technical laboratory skills as well as organisational capabilities.

Essential:

• Relevant environmental science degree (or equivalent qualification and experience).

• Experience in using a variety of laboratory techniques.

• Valid driver’s licence, reliable transportation and willingness to travel.

• Ability to conduct field work independently and unsupervised.

• Ability to operate independently as well as work effectively in a diverse team.

Desirable:

• An interest in soil science.

• Experience with running an autotitrator .

• Some experience using Google suite - docs, slides, sheets.

• Experience handling large amounts of data.

Working environment

This role will require travel across Ontario to relevant field sites, but day to day will mainly involve preparation work at the company’s lab space located at Queen’s University, Kingston.

We're an equal opportunity employer. We are looking for the best candidate based on the value they can add. Our culture is hugely important to us and we welcome applicants of all race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We encourage all candidates who believe they have the required skills and experience for any of our roles to apply. We also welcome applications from candidates who have a keen interest and passion for fighting climate change.