Junior | Plant Physiologist

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Contributing to the optimization of speed and selection pressure in our crops

What are you going to do

As a (Junior) Plant Physiologist, you develop crop cultivation methods and systems to accelerate the seed-to-seed cycle of Enza Zaden crops, as well as create on-demand selection pressure based on abiotic stress conditions. You do this by influencing and analyzing environmental conditions as well as their effect on plant phenotype in fully controlled, greenhouse and open field conditions. This means that you convert research into new cultivation practices and put them in motion. Your objective is to create such conditions during the various plant growth and development stages, that we shorten our cycles from seed to seed and can better select against physiological disorders/abiotic stress.

You are responsible to conduct literature research, design trials, execute, analyze and report your results to your stakeholders.

You are on top of new technologies and developments in plant physiology and create knowledge on the optimization of climate and cultivation processes. You experiment with various tools (eg. light, fertilization, hormones) and deploy sensors to assess the performance of our genetics (eg. IoT sensors, cameras, photosynthesis).   

You work with the different crops that Enza Zaden has to offer. Together with colleagues from Breeding, Biotechnology and R&D Operations you make these projects a success. You also have and maintain a network with relevant specialists at universities and suppliers.

The plant physiology team is a young and dynamic team with room to be creative and bring your own ideas into practice.

Your power

You have thorough knowledge of plant physiology and like to bring this knowledge into practice in controlled (greenhouse and indoor farming) and open-field conditions. You are analytical and solution-oriented with a hands-on working mentality. Due to your curiosity and research mindset, you keep an active eye on both industry and academic advancements in the related fields. You translate information from the external environment into innovative ideas to serve internal goals.

You are an independent researcher, capable of solving problems and reach out to the right people, but also a team player exhibiting a proactive and collaborative approach in projects with a common goal. You are resilient on working under pressure, willing to take risks and focus on project execution. You demonstrate strong values of trust, integrity and respect in your work and interaction with others, aligned to Enza Zaden’s values and principles.

In short, you:

• have a Master’s degree in Plant Sciences;

• have knowledge and experience in plant physiology, abiotic stress, indoor/vertical farming and open-field conditions;

• have knowledge on the use of sensors and interpretation of climate and plant data;

• have solid knowledge on statistics and are familiar with statistical software (R or similar);

• have basic lab skills (working safely in the lab) or the willingness to learn;

• have strong analytical and problem-solving skills;

• have strong planning, organizational skills and are familiar with managing projects;

• have excellent and assertive communication skills in the English language, verbal and written (Dutch is a plus).

Our Power

Enza Zaden is a vegetable breeding company that develops, produces and sells  vegetable varieties seeds all over the world. To explain to you properly (and as briefly as possible) what we do, we have created an animation. 

The goal of our work? Giving everyone worldwide access to healthy and varied vegetables. With more than 2,500 passionate colleagues around the world, we work together every day on tomorrow's vegetables.

Would you like to know more about Enza Zaden as an employer? Then take a look at the Careers & Learning page or check out our page on LinkedIn. 

A sneak peak of our benefits:

• Flexible working policy

• Home working allowance

• Travel allowance at +10 km home/work distance based on Google Maps

• 8.33% holiday allowance

• Performance reward percentage

• Individual and collective salary increase

• 25 holidays + 1 vitality day (other vitality days depend on age)

• Contribution to pension scheme

Interested?

Send your application to our Recruitment Department via the Apply button.

More information:

Annemarie Weening

Senior Corporate Recruiter

+31 62970 6834

a.weening@enzazaden.nl

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.