Scientist Microbials Formulations

Date posted: Mar 4, 2024- Location: Dülmen, NW, DE York, ENG, GB- Job Function: Other- Job Type: Permanent- Job Requisition ID: 19252**Scientist Microbials Formulations (M/F/d)**:
We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

**About the Unit**:
Working location is Dülmen, Germany or Pocklington, England.

**Responsibilities**:

- Conduct and execute projects to develop or adapt microbials formulations, and other bio-delivery carries containing microbial strains, spores and biometabolite active ingredients.
- Design and develop microbials formulations ensuring microbials, chemical, and physical stability. These formulations should be seamlessly integrated in existing "chemical" nutritional formulations.
- Conduct and execute quality assurance: microbials, chemical, and biosafety tests of the new or improved formulations including the microbials agents.
- Understand intellectual property (IP) landscape and propose ways to achieve or protect new/improved formulations.
- Follow up bio-formulation and technologies landscape aiming to identify opportunities for improved or differentiated product formulations.
- Support the Crop Nutrition and Biological Products R&D group in other projects as requested.

**Profile**:

- Higher education with Ph.D. in Biotechnology or Biochemistry, Chemistry, Material Science, Biology, Food Science, Microbiology, or related fields.
- Practical experience of formulation design for microbial/active ingredients delivery science via coating, foliar or other systems to the soil, fertilizer and or foliar.
- Curiosity and entrepreneurial mindset driving developments from idea to product.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively convey complex topics/results to stakeholders with non-technical backgrounds.
- Fluent in both written and spoken English. Knowledge of other languages an asset.

**Additional Information**:

- Full time permanent position.
- Varied and interesting challenges in a dynamic and international working environment.
- Flexible work organization.
- 30 vacation day.
- 37,5 working hours with time tracking system.
- Occupational pension plan, occupational disability insurance for the chemical industry, accident insurance, supplementary long-term care insurance.
- Bonus system.
- Occupational health management, Job-Bike, Hanse-Fit.

**Knowledge grows through differences**
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

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