Researcher

Biocog is developing India’s AI-powered operating system for green MSMEs to facilitate sustainable growth. We enable businesses to track carbon, recycle e-waste, and achieve financial growth through seamless, vernacular-first experiences. Leveraging real-time AI and ESG insights, blockchain security, voice-driven AI assistance, and predictive tools, we support small businesses in monetizing sustainability, from carbon credits to pre-approved green loans. Senseible aims to empower India’s 63 million MSMEs to measure, reduce, and monetize their environmental impact, uniting top talent and forward-thinking partners for a greener future.

Role Description

Duration: 12 weeks | Location: Field + Remote (Hybrid)| Type: Unpaid probation (PPO based on performance)

Who We Want: Relentless researchers who get their hands dirty—literally. If you’re the type who interviews MSMEs in 40°C heat, obsesses over lab-to-land gaps, or tears apart academic papers to test assumptions, this is your lab.

- Obsessed with climate tech, carbon & ESG, or fintech-for-planet.

What You’ll Actually Do:

Ground Truth Hunting:

- Talk to real MSMEs, farmers, recyclers—not just databases. Find the delta between theory and reality.

Example: Why do 78% of textile units ignore solar subsidies? (Hint: It’s not awareness.)

First-Principle Solutions:

- No copy-paste ideas. Start from: What’s the cheapest, dumbest way to cut 1 ton of CO₂ here?

- Deliver 1-2 brutally practical solutions (e.g., Use rice husk ash as carbon-negative cement filler—validated with 3 local masons).

Why Bother?

- Top 3 Researchers: Funded to pilot their solution or hired full-time.

- No Ivory Towers: Work with Biocog’s team (ex-fintech, climate nerds) to pressure-test ideas in the wild.

Own a Problem: Pick one hyper-specific emissions pain point (e.g., How to monetize sugarcane waste for 10M farmers) and crack it.

We Filter For:

- Fieldwork DNA: You’ve chased primary data before (surveys, lab tests, shadowing workers).

- Questioning: You ask Why? 5 times before accepting an answer.

- Obsession with Gaps: You spot leaks in proven solutions (e.g., Biochar fails here because…).

Apply with:

A 300-word ground truth report on one carbon problem you’ve personally witnessed (e.g., Why textile MSME grow despite govt subsidies). Email us your work at shivanipatil.biocog@samratinvestment.com "Subject: Climate Researcher".

- Just raw observations + one counterintuitive fix. That's all I need.

join us if you are passionate about nature, climate and creating a better life.

This job is advertised and managed by Biocog.