Our client are on a mission to tackle the greatest challenge of our time: climate change. They are a fast-growing for-profit business that is already one of the biggest carbon removal companies in the world. But this is only the start – they have ambitious plans aligned with great funding, excellent people and an inclusive team. You too could make your mark and be part of something huge.
Everything our client does is designed to maximise the amount of carbon dioxide they can take out of the atmosphere, and maximise the benefit to the environment. Any land that they buy they restore using a combination of reforestation, natural regeneration, and regenerative agriculture practices. They then co-deploy reforestation with two further technologies, biochar and enhanced weathering, to increase the amount of carbon they can sequester per hectare of land by up to 10 times.
Enhanced weathering takes advantage of the natural process of chemical weathering of rocks, and simply speeds it up. When rain falls through the atmosphere it reacts with CO2 and becomes slightly acidic. When it falls onto rocks, the rock then reacts to it and binds some of the CO2 either as stable carbonates which will reach the ocean and stay suspended or as a solid mineral. It stays locked up this way for 100,000+ years. Our client will crush basalt rocks into dust and spread it over agricultural land and forests. It is beneficial to the soil, and it also binds CO2 whenever it rains, essentially permanently removing that CO2 from the atmosphere.
About the role
As the company’s Agronomist, you will work on the Science, Research and Innovation team to support their understanding of the agricultural benefits of their operations. You will be responsible for taking the outcomes and insights from research on forests, biochar and enhanced weathering and turning it into actionable insights for operational and commercial teams to take forward. This will include: refining their position with regards to the co-benefits of basalt and biochar on crop and woodland productivity; developing their relationship with the agricultural industry; undertaking field analysis on agricultural sites; and, informing their marketing and positioning with farmers and landowners. This role will straddle both science and operations, bringing an industry perspective to research efforts.
What will you do
- Design and conduct experiments to measure the co-benefits of enhanced weathering and biochar applications to agriculture and forestry, including yield, pest resistance, soil health and crop nutrition
- Refine pitch with farmers on productivity effects of enhanced weathering and biochar application
- Lead partnerships with landowners and research institutions working in this field
- Support understanding of how agricultural practice and crop varieties affect weathering rate
- Support development of communications materials around enhanced weathering and biochar to secure sales and partnerships
About you
Essential:
- Experience working as Agronomist for farm or agricultural organisation
- Proven track record of innovation in the field of agronomy, agriculture and soil productivity
- A deep understanding of regenerative land management, the upside and potential risks
- Ability to operate independently as well as work effectively on a diverse team
Desirable:
- Experience in soil science research
- Based in Scotland with relevant networks
Working environment
This role is primarily remote with considerable travel to sites across the central belt of Scotland. There will be notable work with teams across the world including Denmark and US.
What you get
- Salary circa £40K+ depending on experience and location
- Share options
- Enhanced holiday leave
- The chance to help build a company that is leading the way in the fight against climate change
- To work with leaders who will empower and trust you
- Home based location with flexible working
- Individual development and training budget
- The chance to help build a company that is leading the way in the fight against climate change
- Home office setup scheme
- Enhanced Family Leave policies
- Company sickness pay
So if you are an experienced Agronomist with relevant experience and have an appetite to be part of this exciting business, call us today for more information.
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