Research Technician Internship Summer Job

Aquabyte is looking for a Research Technician Intern to join our dedicated team in Bergen for a temporary summer position running from June through August. This role offers a valuable hands-on learning experience for individuals who are passionate and have relevant experience or academic background. You’ll collaborate with a team of skilled and driven professionals committed to advancing sustainable food production. If this sounds like a great fit for you, we encourage you to apply!

Employment type: Sommer/Sesong

Job title: Forskningstekniker

Our mission

Aquabyte is on a mission to revolutionize the sustainability and efficiency of aquaculture. It is an audacious, and incredibly rewarding mission. By making fish farming cheaper and more viable than livestock production, we aim to mitigate one of the biggest causes of climate change and help prepare our planet for impending population growth. Aquaculture is the single fastest growing food-production sector in the world, and now is the time to define how technology is used to harvest the sea for generations to come.

We are a diverse, mission-driven team that is eager to work alongside kindred spirits. If this vision makes you smile, gives you goosebumps, or otherwise inspires you please get in touch.

Our product

We are currently focused on helping Norwegian salmon farmers better understand their fish populations and make environmentally-sound decisions. Through custom underwater cameras, computer vision, and machine learning we are able to quantify fish weights, detect sea lice infestations, and generate optimal feeding plans in real time. Our product operates at three levels: on-site hardware for image capture, cloud pipelines for data processing, and a user-facing web application. As a result, there are hundreds of moving pieces and no shortage of fascinating challenges across all levels of the stack.

Above all, Aquabyte is a customer-driven company. Our product development is dictated by the needs of fish farmers and we prioritize customer delight in everything we do. We are committed to build a global, collaborative team that creates value far beyond Silicon Valley.

The role

We’re seeking a temporary summer Research Technician Intern to join our team and help us ensure our fish farming customers are successful! In this role, you will learn on the job as you help with our team’s research and development efforts.

Responsibilities

• Service work with testing and troubleshooting of equipment
• Washing and cleaning of materials from field trips
• Handling of fish during field experiments
• Hands-on support of field research activities
• Data entry and annotation
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong empathy, excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, engaging attitude
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• A demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• Basic tech skills, with experience working with Excel
• Fluency in Norwegian and English, in both writing and speech
• Physically able to lift 25kg
• A valid driver's license as the position may involve some driving
  
  
  

Bonus Qualifications

• Working on a relevant technical degree
• Previous experience working with fish in an aquacultural setting
• Can start immediately
  
  
  

Employee Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Incredibly dynamic office space in the heart of Bergen
• Free lunch and free snacks
• Evolve in a fast-paced environment
• Be able to shape a business in its early days
• Get ideas, feedback, and suggestions from other best-in-their-field colleagues
• Mentorship opportunities, we'll be dedicated to investing in you and supporting you as you grow
  
  
  

Aquabyte is a private company headquartered in San Francisco, and is supported by NEA, Costanoa Ventures, and many other respected investors.

At Aquabyte, we admire interesting people with a unique background. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t satisfy all the requirements, and we will get back to you as soon as possible!