Hatchery Technician (Iceland)

Running Tide is an ocean technology company built to tackle humanity's most urgent challenge: climate change. We build cutting-edge solutions that integrate engineered and biological systems to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, restore ecosystems, and secure food systems. Our multidisciplinary team of world-class scientists, engineers, and maritime operators is working as fast as possible while the world is burning.
Our Agronomy team is developing technology for scalable production, deployment, and offshore growth of modular macroalgal cultivation systems as a central part of Running Tide’s carbon sequestration platform. Robust execution and continuous improvement of our algal hatchery processes are critical to realizing this goal. We’re looking for a Macroalgae Hatchery Technician to help implement and improve upon routine operations in our newly renovated containerized hatchery facility based in Akranes, Iceland. This role will primarily involve maintaining and operating the hatchery, monitoring and collecting process data to improve future operations, and collaborating with our field operations team to aid in tasks such as field sampling and algal farm deployments.

You Will:

• Perform routine maintenance of macroalgae hatchery and lab equipment including setup, operation, monitoring, and adjustment of cultivation units.
• Clean and organize lab spaces, glassware, cultivation tanks, and other laboratory/culture materials
• Operate various laboratory equipment such as microscopy systems, fluid pumps, computer workstations, and instrument probes/sensors
• Record, maintain, and archive daily data logs for cultivation experiments and production runs
• Assist with experimental-type and production-type hatchery operations, such as sporulation, seedstock biomass production, inoculation, and controlled cultivation trials
• Inventory, track and order hatchery consumables
• Execute measurement and data acquisition protocols as directed by the Agronomy Lead or Research Scientist
• Collaborate with the operations teams to support ongoing experiments once the macroalgae has fully developed in the hatchery and is ready to be out planted locally
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for regular activities performed by the hatchery technician; review and improve upon existing hatchery SOPs

You Are (or You Have):

• Capable of independent, creative, critical thinking and problem-solving; effective communication and teamwork skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Degree/coursework in biochemistry, phycology, biological engineering, marine biology, aquatic chemistry, aquaculture, or related field
• Experienced in water quality monitoring, testing, and adjustments
• Adaptive to evolving objectives and workflow; able to conduct various established and novel algal hatchery processes
• Mechanical experience/aptitude (operating/repairing pumps, basic plumbing systems, etc.)
• Eager to continue learning and make iterative process improvements
• Able to work in unconventional settings (in our macroalgae hatcheries, on the water, in the field throughout the year)
• Previous experience in aquaculture or related lab-type setting

Bonus Points:

• Experience with macroalgae in a laboratory or field setting
• Experience working with a variety of laboratory equipment
• Experience with scientific image capture, microscopy, and image analysis

Our teams operate with utmost persistence. We are tackling the world’s most difficult and important problems, and we are unwavering in our motivation to find a solution. At our core, we are innovators driven to do "more good" rather than "less bad" in the world.
Running Tide is committed to building a diverse team, bringing as many possible perspectives to bear on the unprecedented challenges facing our planet. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds  can come to do their best work.