Description

At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what’s next. No matter what your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – solving the world’s food problems through innovation, technology, and putting people first. We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to join our company at our Johnston, Iowa facility. We offer all the benefits that a Fortune 500 company has to offer while also providing a community feel. The inclusive, motivated team in Johnston offers a safe and innovative work environment that allows for personal and professional growth.
We are looking for candidates who take initiative, love to learn, work hard, and have a stable work history.

VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Relocation assistance not offered for this position.
This role will be on-site at the Corteva location.

What You’ll Do:

• Conduct and summarize results on a variety of experiments.
• Perform daily greenhouse plant care, including pollinating, transplanting, watering, harvesting and seed handling for corn, soybean and other crops.
• Interact and collaborate with various departments.
• Train new team members as needed.
• Collect and enter data into software systems.
• Communicate changes and approaches with team members and/or collaborators to meet weekly workload, timelines, and project needs.
• Ensure all regulatory and compliance procedures are being followed with pollination processes.
• Participate in process evaluation metrics; suggest and implement improvements for continuous operational excellence.
• Occasionally lead the shift and independently resolve production issues as they arise on the weekend shift.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education:

• You have your high school diploma/GED.

What Skills You Need:

• You have the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• You have strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal and excellent organizational skills.
• You are knowledgeable and experienced using Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel, Outlook.
• You are self-driven so you always meet deadlines.
• You have a high attention to detail and excellent problem solving skills.
• You are willing and able to stand/sit for long periods of time and perform repetitive work in a warm, humid greenhouse with pollen present year-round.
• You are able to work a daytime schedule with the requirement of working all weekends with two days off during the week to be determined at time of hire.

What Makes You Stand Out:

• B.S. in Agronomy, Horticulture, Biology, or related field of study.

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
• Learn more about our total rewards package here – Corteva Benefits
• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.