Must Have Skills/Attributes: Laboratory, MS Excel, Plant Science, Research
Nice To Have Skills/Attributes: Greenhouse
Job Description
**Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
**Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.**
*Successful completion of a background check and drug test will be required*
Client is seeking an innovative biologist with experience in plant development and seed physiology in the organization of Innovation Science and Engineering (ISE).
Required Education: • Bachelor's Degree or above in area of biological sciences
Qualifications: • 1 or more years of research experience in crop/plant/seed physiology, seed biology, plant developmental biology, plant reproductive biology, plant cell biology, tissue culture and transformation, plant biochemistry or related field • A high attention to detail and excellent organizational skills • Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) • Willingness to travel up to 10% of time and perform tasks outdoors in the field
Desired Skills: • General plant care • Greenhouse, growth chamber and field experimentation (setting and monitoring environmental conditions) • Seed germination assay preparation and evaluation • Media preparation • Basic imaging and image analysis
Summary:
- ISE is a fast paced, timeline-driven, team-oriented environment that requires collaboration, strong attention to detail, and ability to work in a diverse and multifunctional team environment.
- The position will also be responsible for identifying opportunities for system or process improvements, onboarding of new technologies or methods, and assisting in method development.
- The successful candidate will thrive on meeting challenges, insist on high quality deliverables, demonstrate effective problem-solving skills, and possess the ability to build productive external and internal relationships.
Biologist Duties and Responsibilities: • Support the design, execution, and analysis of experiments to better understand/characterize the physiological and developmental response of crop plants to various treatments aiming to improve plant performance • Generate high quality data and maintain detailed record keeping and documentation for process improvements • Collaborate with other scientists on the team and support the discovery, development, and deployment of novel technologies • Complete job-related trainings and share a culture of safety, innovation, customer focus and collaboration
Travel: • Will assist in our Field Trials which is in Farmer City, IL or other nearby growing locations which will require an MVR so they can use company vehicles for this day when travel is needed.
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