Agronomist

As an Agronomist with us at Arevo, you work operationally in our R&D department where you will oversee our field trials. You keep the process together from planning field studies, instructing field sites, organizing shipment of seeds and products to field sites, visiting trials, collecting, and analyzing data and reporting results of experiments performed.
You have experience in setting up and performing field trials and an interest in sustainable agriculture. Your knowledge about fertilizing practices of different crops, technical details about field machinery and pest management will complement our knowledge within Arevo.

In summary, your duties consist of: 

• Being responsible for our field operations as a whole (including our own local field sites, but
  also global contract field stations)
• Developing outlines for field testing of diverse crops, including row spacing, fertilizing and
  pest management recommendation
• Communicating test plans with field stations globally, and manage the trials
• Following up on results, analyzing and evaluating outcome
• Basic crop quality measurements in our labs
• Giving feedback to our development team
• In off season: help out in our on-site greenhouse facilities

You complement our team by:

• Having at least a bachelor's degree in agricultural sciences or equivalent.
• Having practical hands-on experience of about 5 years or more.
• Having knowledge of plant production (plant protection, different cropping systems, plant breeding, cultivation techniques, plant nutrition and water supply and impact of cultivation
  on soil and biodiversity).
• Having good knowledge of Excel and data processing.
• Being a motivated, curious, and passionate person that is interested in making a difference in your professional life.
• Being a team player that likes to take initiative.
• Being able to also work independently and take responsibility, are creative and can organize yourself very well.