Sesaco Corporation, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, is seeking a highly motivated Technical Agronomist.

Conduct and manage agronomic research within the Research and Development division.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating with collaborating university weed scientists regarding herbicide trials.
• Conducting all aspects of in-house herbicide trial preparation, planting, data collection, and analysis.
• Conducting and managing variety trials
• Creating and maintaining summaries, statistical analyses, graphical representations, and evaluations of data from several sites and over several years.
• Utilizing and maintaining research equipment such as planters, combines, lab equipment, etc.
• Supervising and training temporary or contract labor.
• Developing summaries of related work and progress.
• Contributing to discussions of R&D objectives and strategies via regular communications with relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• MS or PhD in Agronomy or related field. A specialization in Weed Science preferred.
• Excellent skills with Microsoft Office software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Data Base Management Systems.
• Must be willing to travel.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Extremely good attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with farm equipment such as tractors, planters, harvesters, etc.
• On farm experience (field crops preferred)
• Pesticide Applicator’s License or ability to obtain one asap

Applications::

Apply to: jobs@sesaco.com
Please attach a resume and a cover letter when applying.

Please do not apply if you are not eligible to work in the USA.