Experimental Biologist & Physiologist (Lab)

What You'll Do7

• Compose research-level problem statements that reflect real experimental work in your specialty
• Draw on your own plate-reader, cytometer or sensor exports to build problems grounded in actual measurements
• Analyze datasets from lab and greenhouse instruments with Python, and with R where it fits
• Account for controls and batch effects when you design the scenario behind each task
• Document your reasoning and the data sources so another expert can follow the work
• Set your own hours and decide how many tasks to accept each week
• Review your submissions for accuracy before sending them for approval

Requirements4

• Hands-on practice analyzing your own raw lab or greenhouse readouts in Python or a comparable language
• Clear technical writing that explains your field's methods to a reader outside the bench
• Comfort working alone, with no fixed weekly schedule and no supervisor assigning hours
• Direct experience handling real experimental data rather than purely computational or support duties

Preferred Qualifications6

• PhD or Master's in biology, biochemistry, plant science or a nearby field, plus several years of bench work
• A record of designing and analyzing your own experiments, with attention to controls and batch effects
• Research or postdoctoral lab experience
• Public code, a thesis or published papers that show your technical work
• Background in data annotation, data labeling or AI/ML evaluation
• Working knowledge of R

Who Should Apply

Bench scientists and postdocs in biology, biochemistry or plant science who analyze their own plate-reader, cytometer or greenhouse data and can write about methods with precision. The role suits people who want flexible, task-based contract work alongside research.

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