Research Investigator

Research Investigator - Plant Pathology / Disease Phenotyping

Location:

Johnston, IA, 50131 Duration: 12 months contract

Shift: M-F 8:00am-4:00pm (some select weekend work required)

Job Description:

• The purpose of this requisition is to establish a contract pathology position to ensure continuity, execution speed, and data quality for several critical, time sensitive plant pathology research projects that directly support breeding, trait characterization, and product advancement priorities.
• Current pathology workloads have increased significantly due to expanded controlled-environment assays, field disease screening, isolate characterization, and phenotyping throughput demands, while existing permanent staff are fully allocated across project leadership, method development, compliance, and cross functional support responsibilities.
• These activities are core to delivering reliable disease resistance data and meeting downstream decision milestones.

Requirements:
Education & Background

• Bachelor's or master's degree in plant pathology, plant science, agronomy, biological sciences, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in plant pathology research, disease phenotyping, or related agricultural sciences.

Technical & Project Leadership

• Ability to independently lead and execute projects in both field and controlled environment (greenhouse/growth chamber) settings.
• Experience designing, coordinating, and delivering experimental work with attention to rigor, quality, and timelines.

Problem Solving & Innovation

• Strong problem solving skills with the ability to identify challenges, adapt methodologies, and develop practical solutions to deliver actionable results.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous or evolving research environments and making data driven decisions.

Execution & Results Focus

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, drive work forward, and deliver high quality outputs with minimal supervision.
• Results oriented mindset with a focus on translating experimental work into clear outcomes and recommendations.

Collaboration & Communication

• Effective communicator able to work cross functionally with research, breeding, and technical teams.
• Capable of documenting methods, summarizing results, and clearly reporting progress and findings.

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