Science Editor Part Time (1 day/week)

The Company

As a follow-up to OANDA, Richard Olsen founded the Lykke Ecosystem in 2015 intending to reinvent financial markets through innovative financial engineering.

Lykke s modular and scalable open-source approach fuses deep financial expertise with white-label platforms and rapid customization to accelerate the development of transformational solutions and innovative offerings for the retail market. This, combined with our trusted Swiss heritage and careful adherence to the legislative landscape gives Lykke a competitive edge in bringing its products and building a foundation for a sustainable global economic and political system.

The Role

Your role as a science editor is to coach Richard Olsen to formalize his economic and political philosophy that covers many areas from the nature of time to dynamic systems, fractals, economic and political theory, pioneering work in high-frequency finance to hands-on work as a serial entrepreneur and early mover in the blockchain space. The economic and political philosophy that Richard has developed over the years and is the source of inspiration for the development of Lykke has to be written up in plain language easy to understand.

Tasks

• Plan the content of the material to be presented
• Coordinate with Richard and other sources the preparation of material
• Revise texts and other forms of publication

Requirements

• A background in science editing, science, mathematics or statistics
• Familiarity with the natural sciences, social sciences and computer science
• Knowledge of Linux and ability to work in the terminal environment

Benefits

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is keen to contribute to the shaping of the emergent global blockchain infrastructure and gets a hands-on understanding of the enormous potential of the new technology for different use cases like token rewards, asset tokenization, impact-related use cases (e.g. ESG, green rewards etc.) and how this technology can be used to build a sustainable economic and political system.

We encourage applicants to use this part-time engagement as a launchpad for broader collaboration. Candidates will enjoy a friendly, positive growth oriented environment where remote work and flexible work hours are embraced and with a can-do and enterprising spirit throughout. Applicants can apply from anywhere in the world with a preference to be based remotely out of Europe, United Arab Emirates or South East Asia.

If you are ready to contribute to a fast-growing company in an exciting new industry that has a transformative impact on society, we encourage you to apply today with a 1-pager only!

We don t need a lot of info about you. Make yourself outstanding from the crowd and apply in a way that the 1-pager outlines somehow the following points:

• What makes you different from anyone else?
• What value can you add to the Lykke ecosystem with this role/internship?
• Why is Lykke so attractive to you?
• What do you think are our expectations for this role?