At Wild Bio we are radically enhancing crops to feed the world sustainably and promote a wilder planet. Wild plants have had half a billion years to evolve natural solutions for thriving in almost every environment on Earth. Our proprietary genetics platform harnesses these wild innovations to enhance the world’s most important crops. Wild-enhanced crops would simultaneously boost farm yields and promote gigaton-scale carbon mitigation strategies. If you’re looking for a start-up that has enormous potential for impact on growers, consumers, and the planet, please read on.

Wild Bio is a well-funded, fast-paced Oxford University spin-out working from state-of-the-art labs and offices at Milton Park, Oxfordshire. We are about to enter an exciting phase of growth and are looking for an experienced, driven, and curious Assistant Crop Technician to join us and significantly contribute to delivering the change we believe in.

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Knowledge and skills:

• Demonstrable experience working with plants in Controlled Environment settings and show understanding of experimental design in the propagation of crops.
• Demonstrable experience working as part of a larger team, acting as an enabler for different projects and show a willingness to engage and help where needed.
• Familiarity with plant propagation techniques such as irrigation systems, nutrient application, soil mixing techniques and plant support structures.
• Familiarity with the use of Microsoft Excel
• Flexible with working hours outside of office hours where needed, including travel to research institutes within the UK.
• Ability to respond quickly to emergencies with access to Milton Park being no more than 1 hour from Home.
• Well organised and able to keep your workspace tidy and clean.
• Experience of growing more than one target crop is highly desirable.
• Familiarity handling data from experiments and the ability to process and present data clearly.
• Experience growing at least one of the target crops (Wheat, Soybean, Maize).
• A practical mindset to fix things and problem solve difficulties.

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