Corn Pathology Lead (f/m/d)
Core
Develop and execute disease and pest resistance R&D strategies for corn, leading resistance trait discovery projects and managing germplasm selection.
Role type
Senior IC plant pathology lead (corn)
Builds
Corn germplasm with disease and pest resistance traits
Domain
Agriculture / Plant Pathology / Crop Science
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
plant pathology, plant breeding, agronomy, scientific project management, disease trialing, disease assay execution, trait discovery, validation, and deployment, statistics, plant physiology, molecular marker development, digital data tools
Preferred skills
phytopathology, genetics, project management, stakeholder management, team activity management, intellectual property capture
Technologies
digital tools for data processing and communication
Responsibilities
Planning and undertaking trials or assays to assess and characterize resistance phenotypes, generating and sharing quality data for germplasm selection, developing and delivering corn pathology capabilities and disease resistance trait strategies, managing technology access, people, resources, and budget, characterizing new genetic sources and capturing intellectual property, developing and executing strategies for tracking pathogen evolution, collaborating with pathology colleagues, breeding leads, academics, and external collaborators, participating in Eu corn MSTs, managing project, portfolio, and budget, engaging with R&D digital initiatives, managing team activity and people development, contributing to Biotic Stress network or cross crop technical initiatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities