Key Responsibilities:

* Design, develop, optimize and implement solid state fermentation processes for microorganisms (fungi and bacteria) to achieve, for example, high spore concentrations and optimized metabolite concentrations.

* Design, develop, optimize and implement downstream processes to recover and concentrate high quality, viable spores for a variety of microorganisms.

* Coordinate and execute experiments in collaboration with a small team of technicians.

* Collaborate with researchers from other technical disciplines and laboratories to achieve overall project goals.

* Oversee production of active materials for lab and field testing

* Develop project plans in collaboration with team members, including obtaining supplies, setting up and managing experiments, evaluating results, and proposing possible alternative paths to achieve project objectives.

* Document, summarize and communicate results to diverse audiences, including colleagues and leaders within Corteva.

* Draft and update protocols and training of technicians to ensure consistent scientific methods, data quality and safe laboratory practices.

Location: San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain

Only CVs in English will be considered

#LI-OB1 #LI-Onsite QualificationsRequired Qualifications:

* Ph.D. (or M.Sc. plus suitable experience) in Bioprocess Engineering, Applied Microbiology, or related scientific field.

* Experience with microbial fermentation (lab scale and/or pilot scale) and bioprocess development.

* Expertise in the engineering principles related to fermentation and bioprocessing

* Broad experience in the cultivation and physiological characterization of diverse microbes.

* Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and technical writing skills.

* Experience working in a highly collaborative, results-oriented team.

* Strong organization and project planning skills with a history of delivering results on a timeline.

* Strong initiative and motivated to learn and improve.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience in the scale-up of fermentation and bioprocesses from lab scale to pilot or manufacturing scales.

* Experience in developing and producing live microbial biologicals

* Experience with solid-state fermentation

* Experience with physiology and growth kinetics of filamentous fungi

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