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06/17/2015
Sustainability Agronomist
The Mosaic Company - Plymouth, Minnesota
Position Description
Who is Mosaic?
The Mosaic Company (www.mosaicco.com), NYSE: MOS, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a $10 billion company that stands alone as one of the world's leading producers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. Mosaic's world-class mining and processing operations produce the highest quality fertilizer and animal feed ingredients. As a global leader in nourishing crops and delivering distinctive value to the world's agriculture, Mosaic offers an opportunity to share in an exciting future.
What are Mosaic's Values?
Mosaic considers its employees to be our most valued ingredient. Mosaic employees are richly diverse in their skills, experience and backgrounds. From engineering, operations, finance, HR, marketing and research, our team came to Mosaic not just for a job but a career that makes a positive impact on the world by nourishing the crops our growing population needs.
Are you Mosaic's next Sustainability Agronomist?
Mosaic is currently seeking an Sustainability Agronomist for our Plymouth, MN location. The Sustainability Agronomist will provide technical expertise on the intersection of crop nutrition and environmental issues to the Public Affairs and Commercial teams. This position will evaluate technical cooperation projects designed to measure and improve agriculture’s environmental footprint; monitor and provide counsel on new and emerging agricultural sustainability issues that could impact Mosaic’s business (including 4R nutrient stewardship, conservation agriculture practices, nutrient and water use efficiency to prevent the inefficient use of applied fertilizers, and impacts of climate change on agricultural soil and water management); advise on conservation agriculture policies and programs (including agricultural regulatory and incentives programs); and participate in the design and evaluation of laboratory and field-based activities to reduce loss of agricultural phosphate to waterways. The Consulting Agronomist will coordinate with Mosaic’s agronomy group as appropriate
What will you do?
- Evaluate and advise on conservation agriculture policies, practices and programs. Review existing indices, materials and research on sustainable agriculture, conservation agriculture policies and practices, and various government programs; provide analysis and recommendations. Provide input on various national and state comment periods
- Assist Public Affairs team with converting scientific research and knowledge into developed advocacy positions and stories on sustainable agriculture, nutrient stewardship and balanced crop nutrition
- Analyze industry fertilizer product development to align with measurement and reporting on sustainable agriculture. Recommend field-based research to be conducted and coordinate with research partnerships on nutrient stewardship practices that measure how to reduce the “nutrient footprint” of agriculture; coordinate with Commercial team as needed
- Analyze nutrient best management practices, conservation agriculture outcomes and other nutrient efficiency data that can be built into algorithms, data sets and computer models, with the goal of determining opportunities for the continuous improvement of agricultural yield and environmental performance
- Provide technical expertise on nutrient application, nutrient use efficiency and mitigation of environmental impacts from nutrients in agriculture, specifically the phosphorous cycle, soil health, and attributes, use of and differences between commercial fertilizer and manure in agriculture
- Other projects as assigned
Position Requirements
What do you need for this role?
- Master’s degree required, Ph. D preferred, with a major in Agronomy, Environmental Science, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Economics, Crop/Soil Science, Agricultural Sustainability or related field.
- Certified Crop Advisor certification preferred.
- 5+ years of agronomy experience. For those candidates with a Ph.D., 2+ years of agronomy experience is required.
- Knowledge of crop nutrition, soil science and conservation programs Extensive knowledge of crop nutrients and their potential environmental impact, particularly phosphorus
- Candidate must be proficient in a Microsoft Office environment (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Demonstrated problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills, including ability to assess agricultural computer models and indices for efficacy
- Ability to interpret and understand statistics in evaluating small plot and on farm research trials data preferred
- Ability to synthesize research data from various sources, delivering key insights and recommendations preferred
- Ability to effectively translate data into market related information preferred
- Adept at meeting established deadlines – a strong sense of urgency
- Strong verbal and listening communication skills, including excellent presentation skills
- Demonstrated leadership, consensus-building and relationship-building skills
- Ability to create effective partnerships at all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to travel 20-50% in North America
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Mosaic is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Mosaic participates in the US E-Verify program.
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Mosaic is an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
