Senior Agronomist - Carbon Team

About Loam

At Loam we’re using the world’s smallest organisms to solve the world’s biggest problems. We focus on developing a deep understanding of the microbial world. Through harnessing the power of microbes, we can both address climate change and create value for agriculture and farmers. By developing a better understanding of how microbes influence the carbon cycle, we are creating new planetary-scale opportunities for atmospheric CO2 removal and improve agricultural productivity.

About the role

Our team is looking for a Senior Agronomist to work directly with Loam's growers to support carbon farming. The Senior Agronomist will be the growers primary point of contact working to ensure that product uptake is supported, and ensure economic success of projects.

You will be providing specialist agronomic advice in carbon farming projects, ensuring the value of our data is understood, and working with growers directly to have success. The agronomist will be critical to our success, and their feedback, experience, and insights will be valuable to the team.

Responsibilities

• Operate as the agronomic specialist for Loam's product solutions and support Loam carbon projects on-farm
• Provide specialist agronomic advice in assessing farm conditions, implementing carbon farming practices and products as required to ensure resilience and profitability
• Build trust and confidence with our growers to ensure genuine, long-lasting partnerships in carbon farming
• Engage growers to implement practical aspects of on-farm carbon projects
• Collaborate on carbon farming plans with growers, helping to set realistic goals and track progress over time to drive projects towards successful outcomes
• Upskill growers by providing advice and resources relevant to support decision making and practice optimisation
• Experience designing and executing field trials. This person will lead the coordination and execution of field soil sampling, and other data collection
• Build and manage a small team

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture, plant science, agronomy or related field 7-10+ years related experience
• Demonstrated success working in an agricultural sales and agronomic support role
• Ability to provide in-depth customer service and cultivate relationships with potential and current growers
• Strong understanding of plant nutrition and soil fertility
• Excellent technical aptitude, including ability to synthesise and design effective experiments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong exisiting grower network within Australia
• Willingness to relocate or travel to Orange, New South Wales

Benefits

• A competitive package (Salary, Benefits & ESOP) based on experience
• An opportunity to create a real and tangible impact on Agriculture in Australia
• Collaborative and highly engaging work environment with engagement across the Loam international R&D, product and commercial team
• Ability to have significant impact and grow with the organisation