Work with us!

Vienna Textile Lab is a biotech/fashion tech company that focuses on the research, development, and production of textile dyes derived from microorganisms. Our goal is to successfully combine sustainability, safety, and performance and to generate a commercially viable alternative to traditional, synthetic dyes.

Synthetic Chemist

Your Tasks
  • Extracting bacterial dyes from various bacteria stems
  • Purification of dyes
  • Characterisation and structural elucidation
  • Solid literature study
We are looking for
  • Solid synthesis background, organic chemistry and organic analysis, natural chemistry
  • Excellent technical skills
  • Excellent laboratory practice
  • Good project management skills
Expected personal skills
  • Organised and self-driven
  • Result-oriented and high level of initiative
  • Team player
  • Excellent communication skills

The position will be located in Vienna. For this position, a collectively agreed entry-level salary based on full-time employment of 2019 EUR gross/month applies. We offer overpayment in line with the market, depending on qualifications and experience. If you are interested in working in an open-minded, highly motivated team and want to be part of a startup please submit your application to office@viennatextilelab.at

Bioengineer

Your Tasks
  • Microbial fermentations
  • Upscaling with partners
  • Solid literature study
  • Optimisation of yield and colour production
We are looking for
  • Solid experience in natural compounds (vitamins, biopigments, active ingredients)
  • Excellent technical skills
  • Excellent laboratory practice
  • Good project management skills
  • 3 years of working experience or exceptional scientific record
  • Upscaling experience > 100 L
Expected personal skills
  • Organised and self-driven
  • Result-oriented and high level of initiative
  • Team player
  • Excellent communication skills

The position will be located in Vienna. For this position, a collectively agreed entry-level salary based on full-time employment of 2019 EUR gross/month applies. We offer overpayment in line with the market, depending on qualifications and experience. If you are interested in working in an open-minded, highly motivated team and want to be part of a startup please submit your application to office@viennatextilelab.at.

Textile Dyer

Your Tasks
  • develop dyeing methods for our novel dyes
  • characterisation of dyes and pigments
  • oversee and manage the textile testing regime
  • textile testing
  • work with clients on their vision of colour
We are looking for
  • chemical background or similar
  • 3 years of working experience in the industry
  • Experience with natural dyes is a bonus
Expected personal skills
  • Organised and self-driven
  • Result-oriented and high level of initiative
  • Team player
  • excellent communication skills

The position will be located in Vienna. For this position, a collectively agreed entry-level salary based on full-time employment of 2019 EUR gross/month applies. We offer overpayment in line with the market, depending on qualifications and experience. If you are interested in working in an open-minded, highly motivated team and want to be part of a startup please submit your application to office@viennatextilelab.at

Financial Expert

Your Tasks
  • financial plan for the next 10 years
  • investor management
  • year-end planning and forecasting
We are looking for
  • Financially trained (university or equivalent)
  • Experience in biotech, chemistry, or fashion businesses
  • Working experience 5 years
  • Negotiator in an investment round is a bonus
Expected personal skills
  • Organised and self-driven
  • Result-oriented and high level of initiative
  • Team player
  • Excellent communication skills

The position can be managed from any location. Part-time or on subcontracting basis possible. For this position, a collectively agreed entry-level salary based on full-time employment of 2019 EUR
gross/month applies. We offer overpayment in line with the market, depending on qualifications and
experience. If you are interested in working in an open-minded, highly motivated team and want to be part of a startup please submit your application to office@viennatextilelab.at.

Internships

We take in every year a limited number of students for internships and master theses. The minimum duration is 4 months the maximum 6 months.

We have been supported by FFG Talente Femtech Internships for Female Students.

Submit your application to office@viennatextilelab.at. Please list your practical experience in labwork.