Research Associate

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Description

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Based at the Bioversity International Transit Center in Leuven, Belgium hosted by KULeuven, and under the supervision of the Senior Scientist, Biodiversity for Food & Agriculture, the Research Associate will support the phenotyping team. The Research Associate will establish different current and future climates in our high throughput growth chamber the “BananaTainer” and will operate our online transpiration monitoring phenospex platform in the greenhouse. We are a home for the international banana collection and are internationally considered as a leading center for banana diversity research.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing in-vitro culture and hydroponics media for the multiplication of the different banana varieties.
• Operating the BananaTainer and the phenospex platform and managing climate control.
• Monitoring and controlling possible pests and disease pressure.
• Monitoring plant growth and development.
• Assisting in data collection and archiving in accordance with the lab requirements.
• Supporting training activities for students and researchers.
• Clustering research efforts consistent with the established research/experimental design and implementation according to specific milestones.
• Monitoring the execution of research procedures and experimental protocols and reviewing data quality to ensure consistency with established guidelines.
• Advising research team on progress of research activities and identifies issues in the implementation of experiments and data quality.
• Facilitate the collection/sharing of data, and compliance with experimental protocols to support research/experimental projects.
• Organizing the review of experimental/research data aligned to testing schedules and project timelines, identifies and responsively addresses issues in execution.

Requirements:

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in horticulture, agriculture, or biotechnology.
• Previous relevant work experience in a horticulture company.
• Knowledge of horticulture techniques, including climate steering and control.
• Precise, well-organized, and structured work approach.
• Well-developed skills in personal organization, priority setting, problem-solving, and accuracy.
• Flexibility, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Capacity to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Results-oriented and an eager-to-learn attitude, particularly in the field of plant science research.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people from different cultural and national backgrounds.

Desirable Requirements:

• Knowledge of plant in-vitro tissue culture.
• Basic knowledge of Word and data processing programs.
• Excellent command of the English language.

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