To strengthen the team, Pessl Instruments GmbH is looking for a Plant Pathologist (f/m/d),  who will work on the plant disease models that the company offers for more than 30 years as decision support systems for the optimization of crop protection products applications. The Pessl Instruments disease models are the results of international scientific cooperation with research institutes and partners. They have been used by farmers in more than 35 crops in different climates and environments, with proven efficiency over time. 

The plant pathologist will be involved in the permanent technological modernization of the existing models, but also in the development of new solutions for new crops, as required by the global expansion in which Pessl Instruments aims to continue to play a leading role, helping in the adoption of effective environment-friendly measures for disease control and safeguard the food production in a sustainable way. The plant pathologist will provide specialist support and training worldwide, will collect feedback, and ensure the best integration of phytopathological components in the METOS® by Pessl Instruments holistic solutions portfolio.

We offer:

• Agile, autonomous, and flexible teamwork
• Hybrid work (in-office, home-office)
• International experience and contacts
• Work on new technologies together with experienced colleagues
• Performance-linked wages, in line with the industry standard
• Internal and external training courses according to needs and development potential
• Full-time (38.5 hours/week) and long-term permanent employment
• 14 salaries and 5 paid weeks of holidays (including medical coverage and paid sick leave in compliance with state regulations)
• International work teams with English as the company language

We expect:

• Bachelor’s degree in agricultural and environmental sciences, botany, horticulture, biology, or related fields;
• Master or Ph.D. degree in plant pathology, plant biology, microbiology, or a related field;
• Physical modeling interest and skills;
• Software coding knowledge advantageous ( such as Jupyter notebook with Python);
• Knowledge about project management tools like Jira appreciated;
• Fluent in written and spoken English, German advantageous;
• Availability to learn and apply product management principles, since for more than 30 years Pessl Instruments plant disease models are “a product”;
• Ability to effectively collaborate and facilitate communication between multidisciplinary teams (hardware and software developers, technical support team, product managers, marketing and sales team…);
• Lead a cross-functional team in maintaining and innovating the plant disease models;
• Teaching skills for successful training and dissemination of plant disease models underlying principles and use cases.

Zur Verstärkung unseres Teams suchen wir zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt einen ambitionierten Produktionsmitarbeiter (m/w). Wir sind seit 39 Jahren als Fertigungsbetrieb im Süden von Weiz zuhause und einer der Weltmarktführer im Bereich der IOT ́s, der sich auf die Herstellung und Verarbeitung von hochwertigen elektronischen Messgeräten für den Agrar- und Smartcitybereich spezialisiert hat.

Aufgaben:

• Vor- und Endfertigung von Sensoren
• Zusammenbau von verschiedenen Komponenten
• Testen
• Verpackung
• Qualitätskontrolle

Anforderungsprofil:

• Handwerkliches Geschick und Erfahrung mit mechanischen Arbeiten
• Sie arbeiten genau und gerne handwerklich, eigenverantwortlich und verfügen über
  technisches Verständnis
• Begeisterung für neue Technologien und Werkstoffe
• Gute Deutschkenntnisse, Englischkenntnisse von Vorteil
• PC- Grundkenntnisse

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