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. You do this by influencing environmental conditions and manipulating crop cultivation methods 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 or can better select against physiological disorders.
You are responsible for literature research, designing trials, executing, analyzing and reporting your results to your stakeholders.
You are on the top of new technologies and developments in plant physiology and develop knowledge on the optimization of climate and cultivation processes. You experiment with temperature, light, irrigation, fertilization and hormones to achieve the desired results.
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 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, capable of collaborating in projects with a common goal.
You are resilient on working under pressure and willing to take risks.
In short you:
Our power
Enza Zaden is a vegetable breeding company that develops vegetable varieties. And produces and sells its seeds all over the world. We have made an animation to explain to you properly (and as briefly as possible) what we do.
The purpose of our work? To offer everyone worldwide access to healthy and varied vegetables. With more than 2000 passionate colleagues all over the world, we work together every day on the vegetables of tomorrow.
Would you like to know more about Enza Zaden as an employer? Then take a look at the Careers & Learning page or view our page on LinkedIn.
Contact
Please, send your application to our Recruitment department, via the Apply now! buttons.
More information:
Annemarie Weening, Recruiter, +31 62970 6834
Acquisition as a result of this vacancy is not appreciated