Natural Dyes Research Assistant (remote)

As Awamaki looks to the future and how climate change will affect our Andean partner communities, we are seeking to work with our artisan partners to adapt how we develop products. Our partners handknit and weave on the backstrap loom. We aim to shift our product development to focus on using climate-resistant, waste or recycled materials in our new products. This position will support this goal, with a special focus on producing our first line of alpaca yarn dyed with traditional natural dyes.

In this role, you will support our team in Peru by conducting research to better understand water usage and other environmental sustainability challenges in natural dyeing; to explore sustainable yarn and dyes production methods; and to inform Awamaki's product development and natural dyes processes.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

An ideal candidate for this position would possess the following qualities:

• Significant experience working in design and production, especially sustainable and ethical design, or equivalent coursework or degree
• Experiment dyeing with natural dyes
• Spanish and English proficiency preferred

ABOUT AWAMAKI

Awamaki is a community-driven social enterprise working in deep collaboration with Quechua artisans. Together we create grassroots programs to support and grow women-led cooperatives through heritage textiles, market access, and sustainable tourism.