Humic Research Director – Gilbert, Arizona

Job Responsibilities :

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• Extract, purify, and fractionate humic substances (HS) from a variety of ore, soil and liquid sources and characterize them using a variety of analytical and wet-chemistry techniques.
• Assist to improve current HS-based product quality, performance, and assurance.
• Design and conduct both chemistry and plant experiments to elucidate the bio stimulatory mode of action of HS on plants.
• Participate and develop collaborations with outside groups that will aid the goal of elucidating the bio stimulatory mode of action of HS.
• Keep abreast of latest literature of HS as it applies to chemistry elucidation and other relevant plant physiology research.
• Perform interpretation of experiment outcomes through statistical analyses. Maintain all data in spreadsheets and prepare reports.
• Investigate and master new analytical and plant physiological techniques that will aid in elucidation of HS plant biostimulant activity.
• Be familiar with and adhere to environmental health and safety practices.
• Unanticipated domestic and international travel to attend conferences as well as disseminate scientific outcomes.

Salary : Available upon request

Work Schedule : 40 hours / week

Job Requirements :

Education Requirements : Masters Degree in Forest Resources and Conservation, Agricultural Biotechnology, or closely related.

Employer will accept foreign equivalent degree, or PhD in the same field.

• Experience Requirements : 18 months of experience in job offered, Post Doc Researcher, Research Collaborator, or closely related.
• Extraction, purification and characterization of humic substances from soil, ore, compost and recycled organic biomasses.
• Design and execution of plant growth experiments in growth room, greenhouse, and field in order to perform interpretation and statistical analyses of the outcomes.
• Use of analytical tools for the chemical characterization of humic substances such as : 13C NMR, 1H NMR, FTIR, GC-MS, HCNS, ICP-MS, HPLC, LC-TOF MS, TGA-DSC, and UV-Vis.
• Experience with the use of molecular biology tools to investigate plant genetic and soil microbial response such as : DNA extraction and purification, PCR, qPCR, box-PCR, and DGGE electrophoresis.
• Knowledge of plant bio-assay analyses to investigate plant physiological response such as : Root architecture analysis, Chlorophyll analysis, Fluorescence Chlorophyll and carotenoids measurement, enzymatic activity, brix content, Phosphorus organic / inorganic content, and Nitrogen content.
• Knowledge of soil chemistry analysis protocol to investigate soil quality such as : measurement of organic matter content, clay minerals and sand, analysis of soil C content (Walkleyblack), content of nitrogen (Kjeldahl) and organic / inorganic phosphorus, and analysis of pyrolysis derivates of organic matter.

Qualified applicants send cover letter and resumes to : Bio Huma Netics, Inc., Melanie Parkinson, Executive VP of HR and Administration, Hiring@huma.

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