Brassica Biofuels System Agronomist

Job Title: Brassica Biofuels System Agronomist
Duration: 24 Months
Location: 69101, North Platte, NE
 
Description
Our 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.
 
Key Details

• Weekly Schedule: 40 hours
• Shift Times: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Interview Required: Yes, Onsite preferred in Johnston or Virtual
• Resume Review Required: Yes
• Candidate Requirements: PhD in agronomy or plant sciences, or MS +5 years relevant experience
• Medical Surveillance Testing: No
• Exposure to Allergens: Insects, Nuts, Plants, Chemicals
• Driving Requirement: Yes, Our vehicle provided with fuel card
• Expenses: Yes, for overnight travel (reimbursed)
• Remote Candidates: Must be local to Garden City, KS or North Platte, NE
• Reason for Opening: Special Project

 
Travel

• Travel to/from local university fields in ND to TX
• Travel to TX around February, then shifts north making way up to ND through September aligning with growing season

 
Role Overview
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 our 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 for developing strong internal and external relationships and 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

 
Application Requirements
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.
Additional Information

• Location: Garden City, KS or North Platte, NE
• Enable Skills-Based Hiring: No
• Is Driving Required for the Assignment: Yes; Frequent
• Special Equipment Required: None

 

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's starting pay is: $46.42/hr.