Research manager [phenotyping] – Curitiba/PR

PR | Paraná
Efetivo (CLT)
Engenheiro Agrônomo

Responsabilidades

• Provide leadership to research initiatives and operational activities for multi-crop breeding field experimentation in Brazil.
• Drive and implement envirotyping and high-throughput phenotyping projects.
• Lead different regional field-testing teams and all related processes of planning, managing, carrying-out, handling, harvesting, scoring, and uploading data of breeding field trials. Lead and manage all process of Data Quality Control.
• Provide innovative solutions and high technical abilities in field experimentation, including related machines, equipment, and tools.
• Work to support DEV Team: on-farm trials (strip tests and population experiments).
• Potentially support the integration of the on-farm generated data with small-plot (breeding trials) data in a meaningful way.
• Prioritize and monitor projects to ensure completion within deadlines and budgets.
• Work to support teams building, development and coaching.
• Promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive working environment.

Requisitos

• B.Sc. in Agronomy or related fields.
• M.Sc. and/or D.Sc./Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agronomy, Crop Science or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in field experimentation, team management and research budget.
• Office package and statistics tools.
• Advanced/fluent English.
• Highly desired:
  • Experience with corn and soybean research trialing.
  • Expertise on research experimentation equipment.
  • Knowledge of Brazil environments and seed market.