Location:
Munich, Germany. Hybrid work.
About The Role:
SERA is looking for a passionate and committed Crop Scientist to join our team. Leveraging your technical expertise in plant physiology and horticulture, along with a keen understanding of the challenges faced by growers, you will be instrumental in bridging the gap between grower needs and what our product offers. Your responsibilities will encompass identifying new opportunities, developing models, and creating data features that offer valuable insights to growers. Collaboration with software engineers will be a key aspect of translating these features seamlessly into our platform.
Responsibilities:
Ownership, capability to work independently, build things and grow the team.
Capture customer requirements and feedback.
Identification of automation possibilities.
Design on-boarding process for customers and partners / crop experts.
Advise customers on growth strategies for different types of crops, greenhouses and climates
Understand which technology / model is best suited for delivering parts of our Roadmap, such as yield forecasting, climate simulation, disease detection etc.
Data analysis on greenhouse and plant data
Development of models and visualizations.
Qualifications:
Plant physiology, crop physiology, horticultural or plant science experience, focus on vegetables.
Practical experience with greenhouses in different geographies, understanding of plant production systems
Experience with climate computers, such as Priva, Hoogendoorn, Ridder
Data analysis using climate and plant data.
Horticulture advisory experience.
What We Offer:
An opportunity to be a part of a growing startup making a significant impact in the agricultural sector.
Investment in your personal growth and skill development (clear career paths, internal mobility opportunities and more)
An open-minded, supportive, and collaborative work environment.
Great compensation package and incentives.
A global and growing SERA team from diverse backgrounds to learn from and work with.
Company:
We’re SERA (www.sera.ag), a Zurich-based startup specializing in data-driven technology solutions for greenhouses and indoor farms. We're on a mission to revolutionize agriculture by empowering growers with advanced tools and expertise for healthier food production - and for that, we need you to join us.
We have recently closed our second financing round and are working to scale and automate our current services to address a larger number of growers worldwide. For this we are planning to grow our team 2-3x times over the next year.
How to Apply:
Please send your resume and a couple of lines explaining why you are a great fit for this role to [email protected]