Plant Health and Field Testing Assistant Research Scientist

Job Code: MBI 158

http://www.marronebioinnovations.com/company/careers/careers-plant-health-and-field-testing-assistant-research-scientist-job-code-mbi-158/

Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) is a global provider of natural products serving the ever expanding agricultural and water markets. Venture backed and headquartered in Davis, California, the company focuses on discovering, developing, and marketing natural pest management products for the effective control of pests, weeds, plant diseases, and invasive species.

MBI is looking for a Plant Health and Field Testing Assistant Research Scientist who will be able to thrive in a fast-paced working environment as a part of a research and development team for natural plant health promoting or crop protection products.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Plan and conduct field, greenhouse and laboratory based experiments, applying plant growth enhancing products/organisms. Help develop efficient analytical approaches to assessing efficacy.
• Plan and conduct field experiments to evaluate for plant health, pesticide phytotoxicty and herbicide efficacy.
• Generate, collect and prepare experimental data for presentation, using standard statistical software and procedures.
• Coordinate with field and greenhouse staff to properly prepare fields and obtain permits, implements and supplies necessary for experiments.
• Organize propagation of weedy plant material to meet prospective lab and field testing demands.
• Collaborate with other members of plant testing and R & D teams to shape and meet product development goals through field testing.
• Other duties as assigned.