As a Soil Scientist you will be responsible for researching and understanding the all relevant components of Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) in tropical soils with a special focus on soil, rock, plant and climate interactions. You will design and manage experiments to generate novel insights about the manyfold interactions in tropical soil. 

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Your experiments will contribute to effectively monitoring the impact of ERW on the soils mineralogy, biota. Your key goal will be to co-create a robust and reliable methodology to measure carbon removal. You will also be responsible to iteratively improve our model for world-class simulation, monitoring and verification of ERW. You will be a key player in our world-class science team and cooperate with global leaders of various universities and research initiatives. To fulfil this role you’ll bring a combination of top-notch science expertise, precision, focus, hands-on mentality, positive energy and the ability to drive things forward.

• You generate, analyse and interpret data about soil sciences and biology
• You compare, present and discuss data internally with our (science) team as well as with leading researchers globally
• You deep dive into every detail related to the science of ERW in tropical agriculture
• You co-create new experiments to drive qualitative and quantitative data collection to validate carbon removal through ERW
• You are passionate about solving Climate Change and Carbon Removal
• You are independent, confident, hands-on, a go-getter, full of energy and possess an exceptional drive
• You are a fast learner and want to steadily improve your professional and personal skill set
• You can break down complex problems and present them in a clear and concise way
• You have a PhD or minimum a master’s degree in Soil Science, Agronomy, Earth Science, Biogeochemistry or related field
• You are skilled with setting up new experiments and manage them from start to end
• You are experienced with field work and know how to do professional sampling
• You have a solid understanding about soil hydrology and soil physics, especially transport processes and translocation, soil hydraulic conductivity and soil water retention

• You are fluent in Portuguese
• English is required to a level to present and discuss research and activities with an international team (lower intermediate)

At InPlanet, the rockees are on a big vision of solving the climate change and we are looking for individuals who are genuinely passionate about making a positive difference to the world of Carbon Removal Solutions. As a fast-growing startup, we are also in the process of identifying and further articulating our culture and key values on which we hold each other accountable for in the company. These values are also important part of our selection process for this role:

• You possess a drive to get things done with a hands-on, can-do, startup attitude - ‘own your path’

• You are committed to the process of constant learning - ‘there is more to explore’

• You are aspired to deliver quality, evidence-driven output - ‘excellence to fuel our growth’

• You believe in being kind at the workplace - ‘there for each other’

• You value transparency and honesty - ‘talking simple’

As an early-stage startup we are regularly looking into improving our benefits offering and working environment. We believe the below key benefits make Inplanet also attractive:

• Benchmarked, competitive pay (the depends on a few factors including location, working model)

• Language courses provided by the company

• We are a remote-first company but this role needs to be on-site at least few times a week due to the nature of our research

• The opportunity to be autonomous, make a huge difference and belong to a vision

We are determined to design robust selection processes, and we believe in equitable recruitment. Applicants will all receive a video explaining next steps after application. If you are successful at the CV + answers screening it would most likely be followed up by a short interview or phone call with our Head of People. Processes may vary by role and subject to change. We are trying our best to keep you transparently updated (not going on silence for more than 2 weeks), however, we can only provide feedback to candidates who reach the Hiring Manager interview stage. 

Being an equal opportunities employer is very important to us and we are committed to ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions which cannot be shown to be justifiable. We design our processes to be fair and equitable and we believe in continuous learning.