Research Investigator

Job Title: Brassica Biofuels System Agronomist
Location: Cairo, GA
Duration: 2 years
Shift: Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 pm, but flexibility will be preferred.

Job description:
Client R&D organization strives to be the best at designing, discovering, and developing innovations that create value for farmers and delivery 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.
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 R&D and public parters, with a focus on long-season environments in the southern 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.

Requirements:

• PhD or MS in agronomy, plant physiology, plant breeding or ecology, with experience in either South US systems or brassica crops.
• Knowledge of and applied, in-field experience with multi-crop systems.
• 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.

Is Driving Required for the asssignment

• Yes, Frequent