About Us

At InnerPlant (www.innerplant.com) we are reimagining the role of crops in our farming system, developing crops that can tell us what they need by turning plants into Living Sensors. Our Smart Seeds signal early and specific stressors in a scalable and affordable way to reduce chemical and fertilizer use while increasing yields, delivering more with less.

We’re backed by industry giant John Deere and other veteran venture capitalists and are poised for massive growth to realize a more productive and sustainable farming system. InnerPlant is a place for dreamers and optimists, people that believe they can change the world and that want to take action to leave a positive lasting impact. If you share these traits and want to apply yourself to make a real difference - this is the opportunity for you.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Plant Pathologist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for expanding our pathogen library, developing a pathogen testing laboratory, creating fungal inoculum, and guiding our research and development (R&D) assays. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to our groundbreaking work in plant pathology and make a significant impact on the future of agriculture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Pathogen Isolation and Maintenance:
• Culturing fungi from a variety of sources especially plant tissue, obtaining pure cultures of isolates.
• Identification of fungal isolates based on morphological characteristics.
• Collaborate with external partners and research institutions to acquire new pathogen samples.
• Maintain fungal cultures for long term storage and update the pathogen database to ensure comprehensive and accurate records.
• Create, catalog, and disseminate fungal inoculum to be used across R&D functional groups.
• Pathogen Testing Laboratory Development:
• Design and establish efficient diagnostic protocols for pathogen identification.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for laboratory operations.
• Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards in all laboratory activities.
• R&D Plant Assays:
• Design and implement phenotyping protocols to assess plant traits and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses.
• Utilize InnerPlant's proprietary biomarker technologies to collect and interpret phenotypic data.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including molecular biologists, transformation, plant growth, and data scientists.
• Maintain phenotyping databases and ensure data quality and integrity.