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Animal Nutrition Scientist

Location: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA

 

BASF, The Chemical Company, is a Fortune 100 chemical company dedicated to making products that make our customers' products better. At BASF, we make careers better, too.

Throughout the 20th century, BASF has played a leading role in agriculture and nutrition. BASF Plant Science (BPS) was founded in 1998 and is represented at six sites in four countries. With this international network of expertise, BPS is especially well equipped to be a leader in plant biotechnology. We develop sustainable solutions for superior agricultural productivity, better and healthier nutrition and renewable resources. Leadership, creativity, teamwork and passion combined with our unique plant biotechnology expertise are the foundation for our success in the 21st century.

Job Description

Located in Research Triangle Park, NC, the Nutritionist will work with the Feed Nutrition Team and focus solely on the Feed Project working closely with the Feed Project Manager, and the Nutritional Technical Service Manager.
The Nutritionist will assume responsibility for all nutritional research work for the grain and silage feed projects.
The primary focus will be the planning, analysis, delivery and communication of nutritional research results for each agreed work package within the feed trait portfolio.
The individual will work closely with the Feed Project Manager (PM) to compile a comprehensive view and record of project research activities and results. Further, this person will support the Feed Project by planning, budgeting and integrating the nutritional results into the overall project. Quality, transparency and communication of project nutritional data for both team and management reference are key objectives of the position.

Additionaly primary responsibilities of the position are:

  • Management of all nutritional research trials for grain and silage Feed Projects including the planning, analysis, delivery and communication of nutritional research results for each agreed work package within the Feed trait portfolio.
  • Recommend, plan and supervise academic and industrial feed collaboration studies to identify and support nutritional trait value.
  • Evaluation, documentation and support of patenting of feed research trial results to enhance and maintain trait value.
  • Assess, develop and apply state of the art methods and technologies for the nutritional research field.
  • Serve on the Feed Core Team, routinely providing written and verbal reports to the team.
  • Interface and closely coordinate work and analysis with the Seed Activities, Nutrition Technical Service Team and NutriDense Sales and Marketing to harmonize processes and documentation in the most transparent and user-friendly manner possible.



Qualifications

Required:

  • PhD in animal nutrition required with at least five years of industry experience in the animal nutrition field. A lesser degree with specialized related experience may be considered.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and evidence that candidate can successfully work in a strong team environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, with good command of contemporary written and audiovisual tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint, and Office Suite software.
  • Deep knowledge of scientific methods, nutrition and feed ration management tools, statistics, and others as needed, in the field of animal science.
  • Prior experience conducting or managing animal nutrition research studies.

Preferred:

  • Experience with database management software, i.e. Microsoft Access and / or Microsoft Project This position is within a job family and will be filled at a level applicable to the incumbent's qualifications.

BASF recognizes Institutions of Higher Education that are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent.

To apply:

Please note that we accept online applications only, through our website at http://www.basf.com/careers .
Please click on "Search job openings," and enter 1000324 into the keyword search box.

We offer compensation and benefits that reflect our leadership position. For more information about careers at BASF, The Chemical Company, or to view all of our current openings, visit our website at http://www.basf.com/careers .

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An Equal Opportunity Employer.

More positions from: BASF SE

Posted from April 16, 2010 until October 16, 2010
SeedQuest reference number: 7251

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located.
 
 
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