Paid Part-time Microbiology Intern

Mori is focused on innovations in the food, agriculture, and packaging industries. We leverage the unique properties of a natural protein discovered in silk that protects food, creates an edible barrier, and slows down spoilage. Our products can be integrated at any time from farm to shelf, allowing food producers, processors, and retailers to deliver more and better-quality food to consumers. Our mission statement “More Food, Less Waste” embodies our companies’ commitment to improving supply chain inefficiencies and reducing food and packaging waste. We abide by the following values to make our mission possible:

• Think big, start small
• Embrace complexity
• See it through
• Operate with care
• Keep perspective

Job Description

Mori is seeking a part-time (approximately 15 hour/week) microbiology intern to join our Fresh Foods R&D team for a 3 month term. Interns who join us will have the following responsibilities (which are subject to change):

• Carry out scientific literature review, to enable design, execution, and analyses of experiments
• Support research to test efficacy of novel edible coatings for perishable food items
• Collaborate with scientists to propose, design and develop new or improved microbiology methods
• Support optimization of shelf-life testing and advance our Mori’s fundamental understanding of mode of action against food spoilage microbes
• Conduct routine microbiology lab tasks related to operations and management, including routine microbial QC and maintaining consumables

Compensation

• Salary commensurate with experience, $30-40 per hour

Requirements

Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with demonstrated lab experience in Microbiology, Food Science, Food Microbiology ect. and/or enrollment in a graduate program in a related field
• Strong statistical background with experience using JMP, R or similar software
• Experience working on interdisciplinary teams with strong project and people management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

Mori provides a comprehensive benefits package (for eligible employees) which includes:

• Equity
• Health, vision, and dental plans where Mori pays 50% of the premium
• Health Savings Account (HSA) for High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP)
• Unlimited paid-time-off (which includes sick pay) and 11 paid company holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Commuter benefits providing employees the opportunity to use tax-free dollars on commuting costs (as specified by the benefit administrator.
• Free, access to confidential mental health counsellors through a program called Health Advocate. Health Advocate also helps with other things (securing childcare, finding lawyers for wills, etc.), and you have access to the full array of Health Advocate options
  • Health Advocate also offers advice on which health insurance option to choose based on your personal circumstances (HIPAA compliant, everything is done between you and them and never comes to a Mori employee). This type of program is often referred to as an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Free OneMedical on-demand primary care (24/7 access to physicians, online booking system, membership fee is covered), insurance required for certain services
  • Free TelaDoc through Aetna available to employees with an active Mori health plan
  • One year of TalkSpace (fully online mental health therapists) Access based on enrollment in an active Mori provided Health Benefit plan. Monthly limitations apply
• Optional Life and supplemental life insurance through MetLife

Additional location specific benefits include:

• 24/7 access to Hood Park fitness center (Boston benefit)
• Covered and indoor bike parking (Boston benefit)
• Hood Park programming and events (Boston benefit)

Mori is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and all applicable state and local fair employment practices laws. Employment opportunities at Mori are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.