Job Requirements
Less than a year of experience
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Zechary Hoe
Last active 2 years ago
Job description for Feed Nutrition & Research Intern (University) at Insect Feed Technologies
Mission
To feed tomorrow’s world. We aim to be a leading global producer of natural, sustainable, high-quality insect formulated products that serve as a unique source of protein for animal nutrition and fertiliser for crops.
Vision
Our vision is to contribute to a more sustainable food system that is in balance with our natural ecosystem where insects play a vital part of the solution. To do this, we are transforming food waste into protein, oil and fertiliser with insects.
Why Insect Feed Technologies?
We’re tackling one of humanities greatest challenges in a brand new way with insects. Food production must double by 2050 to feed the global population, but a third of food produced today ends up in landfills. We are here to change that.
Our goal is to produce high quality insect products without charging a premium for sustainability. To do so, we’re always looking for talented humans who are interested in reshaping the global food system alongside us.
You’ll be joining a small, rapidly growing and spirited team of solutions-focused, practical, problem solvers who thrive on constant progress. We believe that by finding the people with the same purpose, we can tackle the whole world’s problems better, together. You’ll be doing work that matters to you, Insect Feed Technologies and the world.
What we do
We take food waste and transform it into sustainable, all-natural protein and oil for pet food, poultry and aqua feed, and nutrient-rich organic fertilisers.
The role
As a feed nutrition research intern, you will conduct research, plan and hypothesize before working directly on experiments. You’ll get to work with the management team to prioritize research outcomes and directly contribute to ideas towards commercialization.
What you will do and learn:
The Feed Nutrition role is suitable for anyone that is physically able, eager to contribute to this mission, and could come from a range of backgrounds.
You will work with the production team, and your responsibilities will include
- Hypothesize, plan and conduct experiments related to food nutrition (e.g. proximate analysis), microbiology (e.g. culturing of bacteria), product analysis (e.g. C:N analysis)
- Assist in capital budgeting and resource deployment (i.e. equipment list, lab costs)
- Proactively assist in the development of new processes that affect the productivity and efficiency of the farm operations
- Assist with operations in the reproduction and mating of Black Soldier Flies, and implement new methods of improving egg production and productivity
- Keep abreast of research papers and articles relating to BSF and food sustainability, and review papers with an objective of replicating results
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in any relevant field of study
- Not afraid of a few flies and larvae
- Independent, self-driven with a strong sense of ownership
- Can-do attitude - We are looking for folks that are willing to roll up their sleeves to get the job done
- Enjoys interacting and forming relationships with people
- Motivated to work on purposeful projects with a strong interest in sustainability
- Highly tech-savvy, analytical, and have strong organizational and project management capabilities.
- Balance attention to detail with swift execution - do things quickly, and do them well. Balancing those can be challenging, and this should be a strength
- Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Must be able to commit for a minimum of 1 term or semester
The impact you will make
The outcomes you will achieve with the production team:
Outcome 1: Sufficient BSF at each life-stage to scale our R&D and commercial pilot facility to full capacity.
A precise and consistent husbandry schedule is what we strive for to ensure nothing falls through the cracks, and the husbandry team knows exactly what needs to be done and when. This is in process but consistently changing as we scale the amount of insects bred. Week on week the schedule needs to be meticulously followed to ensure each life-stage has the required level of productivity.
Outcome 2: The husbandry workflow is efficient, effective, and codified in our Standard Operating Procedures’ (SOPs)
Constant improvement to husbandry workflows are essential to refine and introduce automation to how we breed insects at Insect Feed Technologies. This involves identifying and troubleshooting bottlenecks, hypothesising and testing solutions, and the seamless transition of R&D insights into our SOPs. These are revised regularly to ensure the whole team is working in precise and solidified methods.
Working Hours, Place of work
- Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm, 1 hour lunch break
- 6 Tuas Bay Walk, Singapore 637752
Remuneration
$1000/month