Research & Development – Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Req ID: 225802W-01

Description

Who are we, and what do we do?
At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what’s next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.

Corteva Agriscience has an exciting opportunity in the Predictive Safety Center (PSC) within Regulatory Sciences for a Microbial Research Scientist. The selected candidate will lead the scientific and laboratory effort of establishing microbial researching capabilities focusing on investigating soil microbial distribution and functionality shifting under the various environmental influences. This position is located in Indianapolis, IN.

Responsibilities:
How will you help us grow? It matters to us, and it matters to you!
The successful candidate will serve as the lead scientist to investigate microbial community structure change under various conditions, and leverage the outcome to enhance the understanding of environmental behavior of chemicals. Responsibilities and attributes include:

• Establish the multi-year strategy in soil microbial research focusing on understanding the soil microbial change under various conditions, and how it can be utilized to understand the chemical behavior in the environment.
• Establish the lab capabilities for delivering the strategy.
• Lead the lab assay/study design, development and implementation towards the delivery of the research strategy.
• Perform data analysis, processing and interpretation of DNA/RNA sequencing data, WGS data from lab, and provide scientific interpretation and judgement to relevant stakeholders.
• Act as the microbial subject matter expert (SME) to provide scientific guidance to relevant projects.
• Collaborate with internal cross functional teams to explore a variety of approaches in microbial research area and utilize the information to delivery project success.
• Collaborate externally bringing new technologies into PSC to enhance capability, and help to shape the regulatory landscape in microbial area.

The successful candidate may also serve as representative of the PSC function on multidisciplinary teams responsible for the development and registration of new active ingredients and agricultural products; this includes:

• Providing environmental risk assessments for pipeline products including both chemical and biological pesticides;
• Overseeing external studies to assess product safety in microbial area including assay development, protocol preparation, interaction with lab scientists, critical evaluation of data, problem solving, and biostatistical competency in the reporting of results;
• Keeping current with developments in microbial research area, and providing technical expertise and support to regulatory science, registration and business teams;
• Effectively utilizing organizational networking to influence decision making;
• Publishing and presenting scientific information at meetings and in peer-reviewed journals.

Qualifications

Requirements:
What expertise have you grown? What do you bring to the table?

• PhD in environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, environmental science, environmental engineering or related disciplines.
• Experience with wet-lab microbiological techniques (strain isolation and characterization, fluorescence microscope) and molecular techniques (e.g., DNA or RNA extraction, qPCR).
• Experience with DNA/RNA sequencing,WGS data generation and ‘omics datasets’ analysis.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment – excellent communication, exchanging ideas with colleagues, sharing workload, and interacting with supervisors.
• Keen interest in working in a dynamic, exciting industry and applying scientific information for the protection of environmental health.
• Publication record in the peer-reviewed literature reflecting intellectual leadership and scientific creativity.

Preferred Skills:

• Experiences with soil health.
• Experiences with synthetic soils.
• Experiences with bioinformatics, microbial community and microbial functionality analysis.
• Experiences with stable isotope techniques and microfluidics.
• Experiences with biological pesticides and biostimulants is a plus.

Benefits:
Let’s peek at how you can grow your wellbeing, health, and future at Corteva!
Strike a better worklife balance with robust time off benefits including paid maternity, paternal and family illness leave
Prepare for your future with our competitive retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement program, and more
Enjoy access to health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
And much, much more!

Ready to grow your perspectives, impact and career? We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.
Start by applying to this opportunity today!
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