**WELCOME TO INPLANET**:**_ Portuguese (fluent) + English (advanced) are both required for this role._**:We are an impact-driven, remote-first, AgTech startup headquartered in Germany and Brazil with the goal to reverse climate change and make tropical agriculture more regenerative, low-carbon and sustainable. We are working with Enhanced Rock Weathering in tropical agriculture, currently with focus on Brazil. We do that to create a liveable planet for future generations and, in specific, to regenerate soils and ecosystems, grow nutritious food, increase food security and sovereignty in the tropics. Our stakeholders and clients are from all over the world, and we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.**Our Vision** is to remove gigatons (that's billions of tons) of CO2 from the atmosphere in a permanent, scalable and safe way.**Our Mission** is to enable farmers in the tropics to replace synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and limestone with (silicate) rock powder from local mines.**YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESIRED OUTCOMES**:As our **MRV Researcher** 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.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 through enhanced rock weathering in tropical soils. You will also be responsible to **iteratively improve our experiments** 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 would have an **operations assistant reporting to you** in the future to support you with the experiments and the practical aspects of your responsibilities.**KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES WE ARE LOOKING FOR**:- You generate, analyse and** interpret data about soils, rocks, crops and climate**- You **compare, present and discuss data** internally with our (science) team as well as with leading researchers globally- You have experience with ensuring **data quality** and working with larger datasets- 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 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 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 have **basic knowledge of geology, weathering processes** in tropical soils- You are fluent in **Portuguese**- ** English** is required to a level to present and discuss research and activities with an international team (advanced)- You are based in **Piracicaba (SP)** or happy to relocate**LIVING OUR VALUES**:At InPlanet, we 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 (the time is now!) with a hands-on, can-do 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 to build trust - 'talking simple'**WHAT WE OFFER**: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
