Description
Little Leaf Farms is on a mission to transform the way food is grown. As an R&D Associate you will be a critical member of the team who will oversee and conduct projects and trials with the goals of portfolio diversification and process optimization. You will work not only with the R&D team, but also a global network of leading horticulture companies to drive innovation for the company and stay on the cutting edge of CEA technology.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Initial training period on growing and greenhouse procedures including but not limited to climate control strategy, fertilizer management, and biocontrol programs
- Oversight of trials including experimental design, data collection, analysis, and reporting
- Help to create R&D Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Stay up to date on current CEA literature with an understanding of how the information could be beneficial to the company
- Collaboration with other departments
Requirements
Required Education, Experience, and Skills
- Basic plant science knowledge
- Basic statistics
- Microsoft Office - Proficient with Excel
- Time management and ability to work independently
- Strong attention to detail, ability to learn quickly, adaptability, problem solving mentality, high level of critical thinking
- 1 year experience greenhouse work
- Passion for CEA and future of the industry
- Ability to work in a hot and humid greenhouse environment for multiple hours a day
Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Science (ex. Plant Science, Horticulture, Environmental Science, Bioengineering)
- Basic knowledge of computer language and syntax (ex. R, python)
- Research experience
Skills Required
- Basic plant science knowledge
- Basic statistics
- Microsoft Office - Proficient with Excel
- Time management and ability to work independently
- Strong attention to detail, ability to learn quickly, adaptability, problem solving mentality, high level of critical thinking
- 1 year experience greenhouse work
- Passion for CEA and future of the industry
- Ability to work in a hot and humid greenhouse environment for multiple hours a day
- Bachelor's Degree in Science (ex. Plant Science, Horticulture, Environmental Science, Bioengineering)
- Basic knowledge of computer language and syntax (ex. R, python)
- Research experience
What We Do
Little Leaf Farms is the country’s #1 brand of packaged lettuce sustainably grown through controlled environment agriculture. We are on a mission to transform the way food is grown through peri-urban agricultural practices that are rebuilt for the modern world. Using advanced greenhouse technologies, we grow fresh, sustainably farmed lettuce 365 days a year. We utilize captured rainwater, natural sunlight that shines through high transmission glass, and solar-powered energy in our precise, soil-less hydroponic farming. Our crispy, flavorful baby greens are harvested without ever touching human hands and are never treated with chemical pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides.
