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, with flexibility preferred.

Client 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. The Cropping Systems team within Seed Product Development is seeking a Systems Research Agronomist. In this role, you will develop new cropping systems in partnership with a team of scientists from Client R&D and public partners, focusing on long‑season environments in the southern US.

Responsibilities include designing and analyzing multi‑crop, systems‑level agronomic trials, developing agronomic recommendations, and managing research collaborations, farmer and agronomist interactions, and business relationships.

• 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.

• Yes, Frequent