Jnr Chemist

Berlin

Full-time

Permanent employee

Your mission

Join us in advancing the chemistry that sits at the heart of our Direct Air Capture technology. As a Junior Scientist on the Kinetics & Solvent team, you'll run lab-scale experiments that directly inform how we develop and optimise our solvent systems — working at the intersection of chemistry, electrochemistry, and material science.

You'll work in a hands-on research environment with fast feedback loops, where your experimental results feed directly into system design and development decisions.

Key points

Run lab-scale experiments to develop and test solvent systems.
Analyse reaction kinetics and translate results into actionable insights for the R&D team.
Maintain rigorous documentation, protocols, and a safe lab environment.

Your profile

Skills & Experience

Msc. in Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Material science or related field with solid hands-on lab experience
Independent and rigorous in wet lab work and analytical techniques (spectroscopy, chromatography, electrochemical characterisation)
Asks critical scientific questions — you challenge assumptions, not just execute protocols
Strong experimental track record: designing, running, and troubleshooting with minimal supervision.

Workstyle and culture

Thinks in systems and owns outcomes — not just tasks
Fast learner who quickly grasps complex topics and stays curious about the problem, not just the solution
Combines scientific rigour with pragmatic, hands-on, build-and-learn instincts
Authentic, reflective, and self-organised — brings structure without losing speed
Comfortable with ambiguity and effective at working across cross-functional teams
Clear and direct communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, with strong active listening skills

Other

Valid Work Permit for Germany, or able to obtain a permit
Location: Exiting industrial Co-Working Space in Marzahn where we have our own industrial halls to build

Benefits

Unique experience contributing to a first-of-a-kind climate-tech project (tFOAK).
A steep learning curve, exposure to cross-functional challenges, and the ability to shape a project from the ground up.
Fast-paced, collaborative environment where your decisions have a real impact.
Competitive compensation and personal growth opportunities.
Employee stock options
Learning and development Budget
Regular team events
Subsidized BVG ticket
Laptop and your individual work set up

About us

We are an early startup with a big vision - remove 500 million tons of global CO2 emissions from the air by 2035 through Direct Air Capture, roughly the same weight as all humans on earth combined!

To meet our climate targets the reduction of CO2 emissions is not enough, the world actively has to remove billions of tons of CO2 from our atmosphere. To achieve that we at Ucaneo develop an innovative electrochemical Direct Air Capture technology mimicking the human lung to remove CO2 from ambient air.

We are a science and mission-driven team, fast-moving with a break-or-make attitude. Our office and industrial hall is located at Schwarze-Pumpe-Weg 16, 12681 Berlin including a large outdoor area to build one of the largest industrial DAC plants in Germany.

Our commitment to you:

Impact: You will work on the biggest problem of our time, climate change, with the potential to impact the lives of billions of people
Day to day: Full responsibility to design your own workstream and control your working hours with a very high degree of freedom, flat hierarchy and teamwork
Professional growth: Join a disruptive high-growth tech startup from day 1 and grow / lead a high-performing team