What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Associate, Nursery Operations position at Inari Agriculture?
About Inari...
Inari is the SEEDesign™ company. We embrace the diversity and complexity of nature in every aspect of our business to drive innovation - to push the boundaries of what is possible. Through our unrivaled technology platform, Inari uses predictive design and advanced multiplex gene editing to develop step-change products. We are taking a nature positive approach to unlock the full potential of seed that will transform the food system. The results will lead to more productive acres delivering value creation for farmers and a more sustainable future for our planet.
Our success is dependent on great minds, collaborating to generate bright ideas and deliver exceptional outcomes.
We have over 300 employees, with research sites in Cambridge, MA (USA) and Ghent (Belgium), as well as a product development site in West Lafayette, IN (USA). We've deliberately built a team that brings diversity of thought to all aspects of our business, to generate new ideas, approaches, and ways of operating. And we've intentionally combined experience with potential, bringing agriculture industry experts with the desire to innovate together with bright minds from academia, human therapeutics, software, and consulting. If you want to be part of a diverse and inclusive team developing unique solutions to feed the world while protecting our planet's natural resources, we'd love to hear from you!
About the role....
This is a great opportunity for a Research Associate to join our Operations team and help us increase our breeding and field-testing capabilities. The primary function of this position is to assist the Nursery Operations Lead in day-to-day operations of all aspects of breeding and research efforts for soybeans and corn including planting, pollinations and harvesting field trials, seed preparation, irrigation, and maintenance of research fields and small equipment. The position is based at our Wolcott, Indiana site.
As a Research Associate, Nursery Operations, you will...
- Lead or assist with all aspects of field research activities for corn and soybeans, which includes seed conditioning, seed packaging, planting, plot maintenance, pollinations, data collection, irrigation and harvesting
- Maintain an inventory of supplies used in the research programs, project future needs
- Supervise and train temporary employees, and ensure a safe working environment
- Operate and maintain seed research equipment. Equipment includes both field equipment and lab equipment.
- Assist with efforts to identify and select important and diverse germplasm to bring added value into our product portfolio
- Document work processes and SOP's
- Collaborate across teams to ensure win-win outcomes
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