Oceanographer Biogeochemistry
San Francisco, CA
Semi-Remote
50h/per week
About Us:
Skyology is a USA-based carbon capture startup reimagining how we handle climate change.
Skyology is partnered with Ocean Impact Organization and Energy Lab (the same startup
competition that Wave Swell Energy, Next Protein, and Matter, among others, have participated
in), raised an angel round and is now preparing to bring our first pilot project to the Pacific
Ocean.
Skyology aims to use its proprietary reactor technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere at
the gigaton scale. Our goal is to improve the lives of millions of people by capturing CO2 and
fighting ocean acidity
The Role:
As a founding scientist, you will be a key member of the ongoing research projects at Skyology.
This is an incredible opportunity to be an early, foundational leader at a climate-tech company.
You will test and publish our living techno-economic-assessment. You will drive the development
of our products from the benchtop to scale-up. You will cross-functionally guide the team’s
research, design experiments, analyze data, and engineer solutions. You will be accountable for
writing technical reports and presenting findings to internal stakeholders and external
partnerships. We are looking for people passionate about the ocean and fighting climate
change.
How you make a massive impact:
● Help define rapid development processes, product priorities, technical hiring
requirements
● Build a living techno-economic assessment alongside the current hypothesis and
technology
● Explore and develop technical leadership for multiple novel technologies
● Validate and establish reactor components inhouse, measure and improve variability in
data
● Maintain experimental records, perform data analysis and generate summaries for
internal and external meetings
● Resolve experimental problems
● Integrating research into technical engineering specifications
● Mentor junior team members on the issues that come with working on deep technology
moonshots
What you should have:
● Ph.D. or MSc in Oceanography, biogeochemistry, and ocean chemistry, with a focus on
the carbon cycle, reaction pathways, OAE, or related background
● Two years of industry experience post-graduation
● Hands-on experience with CO2 mineralization, reactive transport, and aqueous
geochemistry
● An ideal candidate has strong engineering practices and is comfortable testing research
at a rapid pace
It’d be great if you also had these:
● Experience Translating and applying research to the commercialization of products
● Startup experience, rigor, and discipline
● Design or construction of pilot plants/field trials
● Experience with techno-economic analysis
● Experience with systems thinking
What you will get:
● Starting Salary $92,000-$120,000
● Potential to become founding member vesting equity and future benefits
● Flexible vacation sick days
● Technology (Hardwear, softwear, reading materials, etc..) allowance
Send CVs to nicole.amanda@skyology.io