join Ginkgo as a DNA Padawan this summer!

Job description

We are looking for the best engineers, scientists, and hackers. You don't need to be a biologist; we can teach you biology. You do need to be a fast learner, passionate, brilliant, and tenacious. You will be working in the lab on a project in collaboration with one of Ginkgo's DNA Hackers. Our core technology is high-throughput construction of DNA for programming cells, however the internship might involve other new technologies for making biology easier to engineer. It will depend what's most important come June - this is a fast moving field and we're a young company.

Job specification

Most importantly, you should be passionate about engineering biology. Undergraduate applicants must be at least a junior. Graduate applicants must be planning to graduate within a year. Previous biology lab experience not required, but preferred. Previous experience with hardware or software hacking also a plus.

Summer internship dates: June 1-Sept 1st (flexible)
Application deadline: January 1

1 year internship dates: June '10-Aug '11
Application deadline: February 1

Please email us at DNAhackers (at) ginkgobioworks.com with a current CV and why engineering biology matters to you to apply for either our summer or year-long internship positions.

do you want to work with us full time?

Engineering biology isn't easy. It is frustratingly, painfully difficult. It is -

Yet biology is the most powerful technology we have. Food, energy, chemicals, materials, medicine will all be revolutionized by biological engineering.

At Ginkgo we are building a team that can build debuggers, write CAD, and drive diggers. We are looking for the *best* engineers, scientists, and hackers. You don't need to be a biologist; we can teach you biology. You do need to be a fast learner, passionate, brilliant, and tenacious.

Positions are always open for great people at Ginkgo. Please email us at DNAhackers (at) ginkgobioworks.com with a current CV and why engineering biology matters to you.