Plant Health Risk Assessment Scientist / Uberlândia - MG

GET TO KNOW OUR AREA

The Plant Health team works directly with Breeding and Row Crop across row crops and vegetables to anticipate disease and pest threats and enable a more proactive response. This role strengthens a specialized capability currently held by only two team members and connects stakeholders in Brazil with global teams, including India and France.

YOUR MISSION WILL BE

• Develop and deploy global disease and pest risk models to anticipate emerging threats and support timely decisions across the crop portfolio.
• Assess plant health risks for row crops and vegetables to enable proactive disease and pest management.
• Develop innovative approaches to understand disease and pest dynamics and quantify potential impacts on crop yield and performance.
• Provide technical and analytical insights to Plant Health, early- and late-pipeline teams to advance Breeding and broader R&D objectives.
• Build cross-functional partnerships connecting germplasm, native traits, agronomic practices and crop protection to develop integrated solutions.
• Develop and deploy forecasting tools and interactive decision-support interfaces to expand access to actionable plant health insights.
• Contribute to the Global Plant Health Community on risk assessment, yield-loss modelling, climate-related risks and product concept projects.

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU

Must have

• PhD in Plant Health, Plant Pathology or a related field.
• Solid technical knowledge of plant pests and diseases, with the ability to assess and anticipate risks for row crops and vegetables.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese.
• Strong collaboration and impactful communication skills, with the ability to work with multicultural stakeholders in Brazil, India and France.
• Unlock the passion and energy of teams to deliver greater value efficiently.
• Empower teams and promote collaboration across the network.

* Availability to work on-site in Uberlândia.

Nice to have

• Experience working at the interface of Plant Health, Breeding and Row Crop and in projects with global scope.
• Demonstrated experience in plant disease epidemiology, predictive risk modelling and simulations, meta-analysis, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence.
• Knowledge of pest, disease and/or nematode management, vector biology and ecology, including Breeding and Crop Protection approaches.
• Experience applying new technologies and analytical tools to generate insights from large-scale datasets.
• Working knowledge of field phenotyping, disease diagnostics, advanced breeding methodologies, and disease surveillance and monitoring.
• Não atende a todos os requisitos desejáveis? Candidate-se mesmo assim: valorizamos diferentes trajetórias e experiências.

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO WORK HERE

• Employment type: Permanent contract.

* Work model: 100% on-site.

* Work location: Uberlândia, MG.

* Working hours: Standard business hours at the Uberlândia site.