We’re looking for a PhD Research Partner to join Contrarian Ventures
Are you excited about the frontier of deep tech and its role in accelerating the climate transition? We’re hiring a PhD‑level researcher to dive into some of the most transformative fields of our time :
🔹 Compute – compute architecture & chips, system & architecture innovation, edge to cloud, efficiency breakthroughs, new paradigms, photonic / optical compute, low‑carbon infrastructure
💡 What you’ll do :
Lead on ad hoc research projects into these domains
Work side‑by‑side with our investment team on live opportunities
Share knowledge through internal sessions that help us (and our portfolio) stay ahead of the curve.
📍 Role details :
10 hrs / week, flexible with your academic schedule
6-month initial engagement, with option to extend
Paid fellowship / research associate contract
Remote position
🌍 Why Contrarian Ventures?
At Contrarian, we’re not just investors – we’re builders. As one of Europe’s leading climate‑tech seed funds, we back founders reshaping energy, mobility, compute, and industrial systems for a net‑zero world. Joining us means :
Impact at scale : your research will directly shape our investments and accelerate real‑world decarbonization.
Hands‑on VC exposure : work with founders at the earliest stages and see how frontier research informs capital allocation.
Collaborative culture : small, high‑conviction team, with global reach through our network of co‑investors.
If you’re a PhD researcher looking to bridge academia and venture capital – and want your work to have immediate climate impact – we’d love to hear from you.
Apply here by Nov 21st : https : / / lnkd.in / dxqMxkUc
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