Plantible Foods
Agronomist - Plant Biology
Eldorado, TX
Sponsorship not specified$10k-$15kDetected 11 days ago
Data AnalysisHRClinical Laboratory TechniquesResearchProtein AnalysisCommunicationTime ManagementOrganizational SkillsAgronomy
About the role
- The individual will be responsible for ensuring nutrient levels in our ponds, defining nutrient efficiency, and optimizing engineering solutions & application methods for nutrient application for optimal duckweed composition.
- At times the role may also require diving into the interaction between Upstream cultivation and Downstream protein processing to define synergies.
- What you bring to Plantible: B.S. in Plant Science, Biochemistry, Chemistry, another relevant Science/Engineering background with 2+ years of industrial research experience or M.S. in assay development with 1+ year industrial experience.
Responsibilities
- Operate, maintain and troubleshoot R&D scale cultivation ponds and work as a conduit between the R&D and engineering/operations teams to oversee tech transfer of key ideas from bench to commercial scale.
- Design, execute, and analyze lab and field experiments to improve the quality and quantity of our plant protein and to increase biomass productivity.
Requirements
- B.S. in Plant Science, Biochemistry, Chemistry, another relevant Science/Engineering background with 2+ years of industrial research experience or M.S. in assay development with 1+ year industrial experience.
- Lab experience growing plants and/or using sterile technique as well as experience in protein purification or extraction is also highly desirable.
Compensation
- $10k-$15k
Company info
- Kindly be advised that we are handling the recruitment for this position internally and are not partnering with external recruiters.
- We are a Biology Company Plantible, backed by Astanor Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Piva Capital, Kellogg's, and Vectr Ventures, is a vertically integrated biology company that is unlocking the power in plants in service of people & planet.
- Our mission is to create solutions that empower customers to make sustainable and regenerative choices without compromising on quality.
- We are beginning with the food industry.
- https://www.plantiblefoods.com/
- We will never ask candidates to pay fees for employment, training, equipment, or background checks.
- We will never request sensitive personal or financial information during the early stages of the hiring process.
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