Microbiome Scientist Co-Op

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Job Title: Microbiome Scientist Co-Op
Location: Chesterfield, MO, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Bayer
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Chemical, Pesticide and Fertilizer
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive
Job Description:

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Designing and conducting experiments using microbiological, molecular biology and ‘omics approaches and analyzing and interpreting data to facilitate the discovery of crop protection genes. The role will include working with environmental microbial communities and isolated strains, their metabolic characterization, and genomic/metagenomic sequencing. The Co-op with have guidance from scientists from several functional teams and have opportunities for professional development. Designing and conducting experiments using microbiological, molecular biology and ‘omics approaches and analyzing and interpreting data to facilitate the discovery of crop protection genes. The role will include working with environmental microbial communities and isolated strains, their metabolic characterization, and genomic/metagenomic sequencing. The Co-op with have guidance from scientists from several functional teams and have opportunities for professional development.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role are to:

Provide technical contributions to the discovery of crop protection traits;
Apply advanced microbial ecology and microbiology tools to develop novel approaches for discovery and characterization of microbes and theiractivity;
Collaborate across functional teams to drive development of novel approaches;
Communicate research findings to peers, functional teams, and across organizations.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in a Master’s or Ph.D. Degree program;
Education and/or applied experience in at least one of the following areas: Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Physiology, Microbiomes, Bioinformatics, or related discipline;
Experience in microbiological methods to study bacteria in cultures and environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in microbial isolation, culturing, and characterization
Experience in extracting nucleic acids from diverse environmental samples
Experience in sequencing library preparation and sequencing
Bioinformatics skills: metabolic characterization


YOUR APPLICATION

Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Science for a better life, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer. To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes. Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Bayer is an E-Verify Employer.



Location:	Chesterfield
Division:	Crop Science
Reference Code:	825836