Research Assistant, Porous Materials

🚀 About Lila Sciences

Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science.  We are pioneering a new age of boundless discovery by building the capabilities to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method.  We are introducing scientific superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health, climate, and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before. Learn more about this mission at  www.lila.ai    

At Lila, we are uniquely cross-functional and collaborative. We are actively reimagining the way teams work together and communicate. Therefore, we seek individuals with an inclusive mindset and a diversity of thought. Our teams thrive in unstructured and creative environments. All voices are heard because we know that experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way.

If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, please apply.

🌟 Your Impact at Lila

Lila Sciences is seeking a thoughtful and detail-oriented Research Assistant to join our physical sciences team, with a focus on porous material characterization. This is a hands-on, lab-based opportunity for pre-doctoral candidates to support experimental workflows that involve powder sample preparation, gas and vapor isotherm measurements, and data processing for materials discovery. You’ll also contribute to the synthesis of novel materials supporting a new paradigm of AI-guided science. Your work will directly enable faster and more intelligent iteration across scientific hypotheses, experimental design, and real-world impact.

🛠️ What You'll Be Building

• Prepare and handle powder samples for porosity analysis and other physical characterization
• Perform gas and vapor isotherm measurements using volumetric and/or gravimetric techniques
• Analyze adsorption/desorption data to extract surface area, pore size distribution, and pore volume etc
• Synthesize materials with targeted properties under guidance of scientific leads
• Collaborate with experimentalists and machine learning scientists to design and refine workflows

🧰 What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field
• Prior experience in preparing and handling powder samples
• Hands-on work with gas and/or vapor isotherm instrumentation (volumetric and/or gravimetric)
• Understanding of porosity data analysis
• Strong attention to detail and documentation in a lab setting

✨ Bonus Points For

• Familiarity with high throughput porosity measurement platforms
• Experience synthesizing porous materials (e.g., MOFs, zeolites, porous carbons, oxides)
• Knowledge of adsorption thermodynamics or surface science principles
• Programming skills (e.g., Python, MATLAB) for automating data analysis

🌈 We’re All In

Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

🤝 A Note to Agencies

Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.