Agrivida, Bioenergy

Monday, February 20, 2012

Agrivida is one of Dayaway's top 50 companies with the best track record for offering jobs to graduating/interning university students

Article written by Jordan Baker, Johns Hopkins University

Location: Medford, Massachusetts

Size: 20 - 50 employees (source: Manta), private

# Jobs offered: 8 (explained)

Degrees sought: Mostly BS and MS ChemE and Biology majors

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Sector: Bioenergy (explained)

Similar sector companies: Mascoma, Sapphire Energy, Genomatica, and Green Plains

Hired from: NC State, University of Queensland, Johns Hopkins University, Worcestor Polytechnic Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Cornell (explained)

What They Do And What You Could Do For Them

Several sentences, from Agrivida's website, describing what they do:

"Agrivida is developing proprietary crops and processes to transform the economics of producing renewable chemicals, fuels, and bioproducts from non-food cellulosic biomass. The company's patented approach is designed to provide an integrated solution for delivering the lowest-cost sugars that are essential for industrial bioproducts. The basis of Agrivida's integrated solution is engineering the feedstock to contain cell wall-degrading enzymes, and other valuable traits, which are activated following harvest."

Examples of jobs offered by Agrivida: (explained)

Chemical Engineer (BS/MS ChemE): Slight preference for graduate degree and prior industrial experience is highly desirable. The chemical engineer would work in the biomass process development and optimization group working with the following tasks: biomass size reduction and pretreatment, enzymatic liquefaction and saccharification, analytical polysaccharide analysis, and yeast fermentation.

Plant Transformation Scientist (BS/MS Biology): Agrivida seeks qualified persons to join our Plant Transformation group located in Storrs, CT as a Junior Scientist. The ideal candidate would have experience in the following areas: plant tissue culture, monocot tissue culture, and excellent oral and written communication skills. Applicants should have a BS or MS degree in biology, plant biology, or a related field with at least one year of experience in a laboratory setting.

Senior Automation Engineer (MS ChemE/Biology): The senior automation engineer would work for Agrivida in the laboratory automation group. The engineer would experience running automation equipment, work with cell-based protein expression and optimization, use molecular biology and protein analysis techniques, and use basic computer programming. Job requirements for this position include a MS or PhD in chemical engineering or molecular biology, two years of prior research experience, attention to detail, and willingness to take on a high level of responsibility.

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Page Notes:

"Bioenergy"-is renewable energy made available from materials derived from biological sources. In its most narrow sense it is a synonym to biofuel,which is fuel derived from biological sources. In its broader sense it includes biomass, the biological material used as a biofuel [...]. Source: Wikipedia

"Jobs:" The number of jobs we have founded to be listed by this company on their website or on another job board since early 2010.

"Examples of Jobs:" Excerpts from job descriptions Dayaway has re-listed since 2010. While these jobs may or may not open up in the future, we feel that they are representative of future positions.

"Hiring From:" This company has hired recent graduates (BS, BA, MS, MA, MBA and/or PhDs) from these schools.

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