Unit description:

The Growing Solutions, R&D Biological Product Development department, will develop new products based on biological means as part of ICL’s strategy to go into specialty fertilizer products

.This department will be composed of a cross-functional team of experts in microbiology, fermentation, formulation development, molecule delivery, and product analytics, and will work in collaboration with the field trials leaders from Agronomy, other departments within R&D, regulation, and Portfolio and marketing

.
What will your responsibilities b

e?
- Conducts, leads and supports research utilizing bacteria and fungi as live microbe technologies for agriculture. The role includes developing and performing microbiology experiments and laboratory tasks to establish the new biological ICL unit. The work may occur in the laboratory, field, and production locatio

ns.- Collect microbiota from plants, soil, and other environmental components to screen and discover new microbiology Biostimulants candidat

es.- The role requires expertise in plant growth environments, management experience, as well as plant and microbiology laboratory skills are expect

ed.- Support the broader Research and Development team in the laboratory, field, and production locations, including cleaning, organizing, and conducting various experimental tas

ks.-Serve as SME and hands-on laboratory scientist for microbial product developme

nt.- Perform standard molecular biology techniques (e.g., DNA preparation, DNA/protein quantification, protein expression) and immunoassa

ys.- Synthesize results from studies by providing oral and written repor

ts.
What are we looking

for?
- M.Sc. or PhD degree in Microbiology/Biotechnology/Plant Physiology/Soil Microbi

ology- M.S with 5+ years or PhD with 2+ years of experience in working in Soil/plant Microbiology product develop

ment.- Demonstrated abilities in soil/plant microbiology techni

ques.- Fundamental knowledge of sterile techniques, culturing and maintenance of microbiological cultures, molecular biology techniques and media prepara

tion.- Experience in biotech and/or agriculture companies (biotechnology, fertilizers, crop protection, seeds, e

tc.).- Proficient with standard Microsoft Office applica

tions- Knowledge of and training in good experimental design and basic statistics using statistical software (R, Prism, Minitab or

JMP)
Special aspects of the pos

ition:
The preferred candidate will have a key role in establishing biological product development and building internal competencies and uti

lities.This task involves high interfaces with internal and external p

arties.We are looking for someone who has an innovative mindset, is eager, loves to challenge, and unafraid of c

hanges.
Who

we are:
ICL Group is a leading global specialty minerals company, which creates impactful solutions for humanity's sustainability challenges in the food, agriculture and industrial markets. Our agricultural products feed the world’s growing population, over 400 million people