Solid State Fermentation Scaling Expert

About KULT FARM

KULT FARM makes a true and natural alternative to meat from mycelium solid state fermentation. As a venture-backed business, we are pioneering this approach.

Our mission 🐠 is to foster the world’s transition to a sustainable food system- without asking consumers to compromise on taste, texture, or price.

Our planet 🌎 cannot sustain our current food system; therefore, we believe in producing exceptional alternative products to remove the current strain on our environment and ensure food security for our future ever-growing population.

This is your opportunity to have an impact on our planet and experience a startup in its early days.

We are looking for a responsible, organised individual with a practical approach to work on scaling our solid-state fermentation plant.

This is a senior expert role. Previous experience of >2y in scaling solid state fermenetation processes is a must; ideally in food environments.

This is a key role within our Barcelona pilot plant, offering a high degree of operational autonomy and direct responsibility for testing and validating scaling mechanisms, experiment design and investment decisions.

• Degrees are great, relevant experience is better. This can come in the form of an MSc. or Ph.D. +3 year experience in Mycology, Food Technology, Biotechnology, or any relevant experience
• A positive attitude and an overflowing motivation
• Experience in working with strong aseptic conditions required for fungal mycology
• A track record of willingness to learn, adapt, get stuff done, and be proactive
• Independence and strong sense of ownership for tasks
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English
• Experience in high-speed environments such as consulting or startups can be a plus

• You will work in a cross-disciplinary Production team with food technologists, biotechnologists, microbiologists, engineers at a cutting-edge technology.
• Trans-disciplinarity at its peak: we believe invention only happens when you connect dots that are seemingly far apart.
• A high-impact, ambitious startup environment with the ability to learn and grow alongside the company
• The opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology and make a true impact on the environment and our food system
• A fun, flexible, and rewarding environment where you can have the ability to thrive as a person