Graduate Scholar (Bayer CropScience) -Employment, career opportunity in USA

Job Title:   Graduate Scholar ~
Organisation:  Bayer CropScience
Location:   Morrisville,North Carolina USA
Deadline:   28th Sept  2013

Bayer CropScience (BCS), a subgroup of Bayer AG is one of the world”s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and traits.
The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global workforce of 20,700 and is represented in more than 120 countries. Bayer’s corporate culture is an important factor in the company’s success.
Central to this culture are our values:
Leadership, Integrity, Flexibility and Efficiency, summarized by the term LIFE.
They provide us with guidance for our daily work as we seek solutions to the major challenges of our time, in line with our mission statement Bayer: Science For A Better Life”. Discovery Research We offer a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefit programs.
In addition to a competitive base salary, you will be eligible for an array of innovative rewards and recognition programs, variable pay and incentive opportunities as well as benefits coverage beginning on your first day of employment.
We are committed to helping our employees maintain a healthy balance between their responsibilities at work and home. You will be eligible for paid time off programs, paid company holidays, flexible work options and numerous site conveniences.
We are also committed to supporting your professional development through career ladders, training programs, tuition assistance and professional association events.

If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, we encourage you to explore how you can make a difference at Bayer by applying now.

To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes. Bayer seeks high energy leaders ready to help shape the future by confronting new challenges, embracing new experiences and taking on increasing responsibilities. As a Graduate Scholar within Bayer’s CropScience, Discovery Research team, the incumbent will primarily be responsible for testing genes for activity against plant-parasitic nematodes in hairy root composite plants.

Related to this position, Bayer offers:
A 1-2 year intensive, post-doctoral program with an opportunity to work closely and collaborate with Sr. Scientists throughout Bayer’s CropScience Research teams; A practical, hands-on assignment which will have direct involvement in a meaningful mission and allows the chance to demonstrate potential by leading projects or initiatives that will aim to deepen expertise in the field of research and gain professional/technical skills to advance in the life sciences field; An opportunity to work within a dynamic environment as a key research contributor while championing ideas and presenting recommendations to Senior Management based on sound research analyses; A comprehensive and competitive salary, incentive plan and benefits package.

Additionally, the incumbent selected for the Graduate Scholar Program will also be primarily responsible for:
Designing and constructing vectors for expressing genes in hairy roots;
Carrying out transformation of plants to create composite plants;
Carrying out nematode infection assays on composite plants.

More specifically related to this position, we seek an individual who possesses:
A Ph.D. in biology, molecular biology, plant pathology, or a related discipline;

Experience with molecular biology, including vector design and construction;
Experience with plant analysis techniques including PCR, and western, Southern, and northern blotting;
Experience with setting up and evaluating nematode assays on plants;

This position requires: Excellent organizational and record-keeping skills;
The ability to troubleshoot and solve problems in a creative and effective way;
Capability to create reports and communicate research progress and results;
Confidentiality of competitive know-how; Compliance with all safety and stewardship standards in the area of responsibility.
Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values. Leadership- demonstrated through the ability to lead projects and willingness to work successfully with diverse team members, while establishing and delivering goals in a team or independent work environment; Integrity- supported by a proven record of delivering results by fostering open communication, effectively preparing written communication and speaking/presenting openly and honestly;
Flexibility- evidenced in the ability to partner effectively and achieve results through influencing team members and agency partners, while understanding and incorporating customer needs in the decision making process; Efficiency- exhibited through strong technical and analytical skills with the ability to make recommendations based on in-depth quantitative analyses and deductive reasoning with the demonstrated ability to identify key issues, consider customer needs, make well-support fact-based recommendations, and identify and implement appropriate actions within specific deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications: Previous post-doctoral experience

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