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The idea is simple: help farmers give crops exactly the nitrogen they need - better for yields, better for margins, better for planet. We're pre-seed, based in Hannover, and part of programmes and ecosystems including ESA BIC, EIT Food Accelerator Network, StarLife (WUR), and HTI Oldenburg.\nWe're looking for an (junior) agronomist to lead the agronomic side of our product. The core focus is product development, with regular coordination across our trial partners, lab partners, and field sites.\nTasks\nDesign and run our field trial programme, including trial plots and sampling campaigns.\nTranslate N (nitrogen) estimates into fertilizer prescriptions - amount, timing, splitting, zoning.\nCoordinate with trial partners, lab partners, and field sites to keep the programme moving.\nWork closely with the CTO and CEO - challenge outputs, flag anything that doesn't look right agronomically, and help shape where the product goes next.\nTake on other tasks as needed. We're a small early-stage team, so the week might include a field campaign, a partner meeting, and a data cleanup, all in the same week.\nThese are the main areas of responsibility - the role isn't limited to them, and priorities will shift as the company grows.\nRequirements\nMust have:\nMSc or PhD in agronomy, crop science, plant nutrition, or soil science.\nA solid understanding of nitrogen dynamics in arable systems - uptake curves, critical N dilution, NUE (nitrogen use efficiency), splitting strategies.\nPractical field trial experience.\nGenuine willingness to spend summer campaigns outdoors in the heat. The best data comes from being in the field when it matters most.\nWillingness to travel regularly during the season - our trials are spread across Germany or even beyond.\nFluent German and English.\nBasic scripting in R or Python, enough to work with datasets independently.\nEligible to work in Germany.\nNice to have:\nPrevious experience in a startup or small team - you know what it's like when priorities shift and you adapt.\nExperience with precision agriculture tools: VRA (variable rate application), N-Sensor, decision support platforms.\nPrior experience validating a model- or sensor-based product against field data.\nValid driving licence, class B (standard passenger-car licence).\nBenefits\nA challenging role with real ownership of the agronomic side of the product.\nThe opportunity to help build a scalable product from the ground up, and to be part of its success.\nRoom to grow as the company grows - take on more responsibility and shape your role as we scale.\nA key seat in a small, focused team.\nFair pre-seed compensation.\nSend us your CV and a one-page note on the most interesting field trial you've designed or run, and what you'd do differently now.\nSelection process:\nInitial screening - 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