Job Title: Brassica Biofuels System Agronomist Location: Garden City, KS or North Platte, NE Duration: 2 Years
Overview: The client’s R&D organization strives to be the best at designing, discovering, and developing innovations that create value for farmers and deliver consumer benefits in planet-friendly ways. We achieve this goal by being the most open, agile research organization in the world. We are a market-shaping organization that enriches the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come.
Weekly Schedule (how many hours/days): 40 hours
Shift Times: 8am - 5pm
Interview Required? Yes, Onsite preferred in Johnston or Virtual
Resume Review Required? Yes
Any specific skills, requirements or experience you want in a candidate: PhD in agronomy or plant sciences, or MS +5yrs. relevant experience
Any additional Medical Surveillance testing required? No
Any exposure to common allergens? Insects, Nuts, Plants, Chemicals
Will they be driving? Yes, client vehicle and provided with fuel card
Expenses: Yes, for overnight travel - to be reimbursed
Will non-local/remote candidates be considered? Must be local to Garden City, KS or North Platte, NE
Travel: to/from local university fields in ND to TX; Travel to TX around Feb then shifts North making way up to ND through September aligning with growing season
The Cropping Systems team within Seed Product Development is seeking a Systems Research Agronomist.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing new cropping systems in partnership with a team of scientists from client’s R&D, with a focus on water-limited and managed irrigation environments in the western US. Responsibilities will include design and analysis of multi-crop, systems-level agronomic trials, development of agronomic recommendations, and responsibility for research collaborations, farmer and agronomist interactions and business relationships.
Qualifications
PhD or MS in agronomy, plant physiology, plant breeding or ecology, with an emphasis in water-limited cropping systems.
Knowledge of and applied, in-field experience with multi-crop systems. Research experience with brassica crops and renewable fuels are advantageous but not required.
Experience with field research processes and data analyses and utilization.
Excellent interpersonal skills required for effectively developing strong internal and external working relationships, as well as working with farmers.
Strong organizational skills to plan and coordinate experiments across locations.
Independent, highly motivated, and self-directed scientist.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Must be able to work in varying environments to conduct field activities (such as data collection).
Some travel required.
Note: When applying for this position, please provide a current curriculum vitae with bibliography. Please also be prepared to provide three letters of recommendation to the hiring PI prior to an interview.
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