Seasonal Field Research Assistant

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West Lafayette, IN
Entry level
Biotech
The Role
The Seasonal Field Research Assistant will assist the soybean breeding and product team by taking field notes, scouting, performing soybean and corn pollinations, and supporting other fieldwork tasks as required.
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About Inari...

Inari is the SEEDesign™ company. We embrace the diversity and complexity of nature in every aspect of our business to drive innovation – to push the boundaries of what is possible. Through our unrivaled technology platform, Inari uses predictive design and advanced multiplex gene editing to develop step-change products. We are taking a nature positive approach to unlock the full potential of seed that will transform the food system. The results will lead to more productive acres delivering value creation for farmers and a more sustainable future for our planet.

Our success is dependent on great minds, collaborating to generate bright ideas and deliver exceptional outcomes.

We have over 300 employees, with research sites in Cambridge, MA (USA) and Ghent (Belgium), as well as a product development site in West Lafayette, IN (USA). We’ve deliberately built a team that brings diversity of thought to all aspects of our business, to generate new ideas, approaches, and ways of operating. And we've intentionally combined experience with potential, bringing agriculture industry experts with the desire to innovate together with bright minds from academia, human therapeutics, software, and consulting. If you want to be part of a diverse and inclusive team developing unique solutions to feed the world while protecting our planet’s natural resources, we’d love to hear from you!

Seasonal Field Research Assistant 

 

About the role… 

The primary function of the Seasonal Field Research Assistant is to assist the soybean breeding and product team with soybean note taking in the field. The assistant will be needed from approximately June 9th through August 7th. This position will be located at the Inari farm  

1532 N 900 W, Wolcott, IN 47995. 

 

As a Seasonal Field Research Assistant, you will… 

  • Assist with field notes 
  • Soybean field scouting 
  • Perform soybean cross-pollinations in the field 
  • Assist with corn pollinations as available 
  • Assist with additional field work as needed 

 

You bring… 

  • Willingness to work outdoors in hot conditions 
  • Flexible schedule to allow for weather disruptions 
  • Attention to detail and willingness to learn 
  • Patience and steady hands to make successful crosses 
  • Ability to sit on the ground or bend over to make crosses 
  • Applicants should be 16 years old or above to apply for this role 



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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
302 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Inari embraces diversity in every aspect of our business to drive innovation and help build a new food system. Our technology matches the complexity of nature to transform seed using predictive design and multiplex gene editing – unlocking the full potential through our SEEDesign™ platform. The result is step-change products that lead to more productive acres and a more sustainable future for the food system.

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