Job Description

Ardra Inc. is a precision fermentation company focused on developing novel, sustainable food and nutritional ingredients. We are currently seeking motivated interns to join our Bioprocessing team.

The internship will support the development of scalable bioprocesses for producing high-value ingredients using engineered microorganisms. This hands-on role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience in fermentation and downstream processing within an industrial R&D environment.

The key responsibilities

of the intern will be:

- operating fermentation and/or biotransformation processes at lab scale

- conducting routine sampling and analysis of fermentation runs

- maintaining accurate records of experiments and process data

- assisting in the evaluation and interpretation of experimental results

- working closely with Ardra's technical team under the supervision of our fermentation and downstream processing experts

An ideal candidate

will:

- be working towards an Undergraduate or Master's degree in chemical engineering, bioengineering, biotechnology, microbiology, or similar;

- have hands-on laboratory experience, including some training in microbiology and basic molecular biology techniques;

- be organized, and able to record, analyse and present experimental data;

- willing to work in start-up environment;

- eligibility for "BioTalent Student Work Placement Program" (SWPP) or Science Horizons Youth Internship Program is a plus, see details at https://www.biotalent.ca/programs/student-work-placement-program

This internship will run for a minimum 6 months starting, Aug 2025 with opportunities to extend up to 12 months. This is a paid full-time internship.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Internship / Co-op
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: $40,000.00-$45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

Are you legally entitled to work in Canada? Are you qualified for any BioTalent internship programs? Are you open to work outside regular business hours? Are you available for minimum 6 months of internship?
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-06-30
Expected start date: 2025-08-01