Senior Agronomic Modeler (m/f/d)

RESPONSIBILITIES

Digital Farming provides actionable and field-specific advice to farmers, advisors and business partners worldwide for our xarvio products. For this we build digital solutions for crop management for the xarvio FieldManager, xarvio HealthyFields, ONE SmartSpray and Horta.

• As Senior Agronomic Modeler, you develop state of the art models for agricultural, environmental and biological processes.
• You embed these models into decision support systems for crop health management including pests, diseases and weeds as well as enhance field specific decision logics for farmers and advisors.
• Additionally, you proactively drive the global model development, validation and calibration pipeline automation and train the modeler team.
• In order to define development and modelling capabilities, you align with agronomy experts and developers worldwide.
• Last but not least, you define data needs for model development and validation trials and actively monitor and ensure in-season model performance.

QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD or master's degree with a proven professional track record.
• Profound experience in model development with programming language Python (Java is a plus).
• Knowledge in phytopathology desirable.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.

BENEFITS

• Inspiring networks for the development and implementation of your ideas (e.g. Women in Business).
• Learning opportunities for your professional and personal development.
• Location-specific preventive services (e.g. medical check-up or flu vaccination) to support your health.
• 30 days of vacation as well as the possibility of special leave and sabbatical model.
• Mobile working in Germany.
• Flexible working time models (e.g. part-time employment or job sharing).
• Free Deutschlandticket and attractive leasing options for your personal job bike.
• Subsidies for moving costs, parking fees and lunch.

ABOUT US

xarvio Digital Farming Solutions powered by BASF is at the forefront of the digital transformation of agriculture optimizing crop production. xarvio offers digital products, based on a global leading crop model platform, which deliver independent field-zone-specific agronomic advice enabling farmers to produce their crops most efficiently and sustainably. The xarvio products FIELD MANAGER and HEALTHY FIELDS are being used by farmers in multiple countries across the globe. Working at BASF Digital Farming GmbH is equally as innovative as our products: we have a global network and work with agile methodologies in a start-up atmosphere. Join our team! Learn more about xarvio at www.xarvio.com or visit any of our social media channels.

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