Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science ideally, lead hiring of and supervision of future staff within this team. Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience: PhD in horticulture, plant science, plant pathology, agronomy or other relevant role plus at least 5 years hands‑on experience growing plants within a research or production greenhouse or controlled environment facility. Deep practical expertise in research greenhouse and controlled-environment operations: propagation through harvest; irrigation/fertigation; nutrient management; lighting, temperature, humidity, and CO₂/environmental controls; and growth‑chamber operation. Strong plant‑health capability: scouting, diagnosis, IPM, sanitation, pesticide application/recordkeeping and facility hygiene/biosecurity. Experience growing and evaluating crops in a research or production environment, ideally including transgenic/gene‑edited plants, breeding materials, or other identity‑preserved material. Direct experience planning, running, and troubleshooting replicated greenhouse, chamber, and field experiments - not only supporting experiments designed by others; Strong understanding of trial design, experimental controls, randomisation/replication, and translating biological questions into practical trial protocols. Data fluency: rigorous phenotypic data collection, QC, metadata/environmental tracking, traceability, and basic statistical analysis/visualisation. Experience maintaining SOPs, electronic notebooks/LIMS or relational databases, seed/plant‑material inventories, and clear version‑controlled documentation. Builder mentality: improves workflows, anticipates failure modes, and creates processes from scratch rather than waiting for established infrastructure. Builds and optimises while executing. Demonstrated ability to lead, train, and develop greenhouse, controlled‑environment, and field staff while personally working alongside the team when priorities demand it. Ability to build scalable operating systems: crop calendars, work planning, staffing plans, SOPs, facility schedules, inventories, and KPIs for plant health, throughput, quality, and experiment on‑time completion. Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Demonstrated people management and leadership experience is preferred. Expertise, experience and interest in cutting‑edge and experimental, high‑content and high‑throughput phenotyping technologies and/or automated and AI workflows is appreciated. Knowledge of statistical and data management software is appreciated. Experience growing, pollinating and harvesting seed from maize, wheat and/or soybean. Field trial experience is appreciated. We offer the following benefits: Competitive salary (dependent on experience) + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July. Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5% Life Assurance. Income Protection Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan Employee discounts Electric car scheme Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Family Planning Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments Coaching
Controlled Environment Lead - Plant Biology Institute Plant Biology InstituteOxford, England, United Kingdom employer: Ellison Institute, LLC
At the Ellison Institute of Technology, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration in the field of computational genomics. Our vibrant work culture encourages curiosity and bold ideas, while our comprehensive benefits package, including enhanced holiday pay and private medical insurance, supports employee well-being. With a strong focus on professional growth and a hybrid working model, we empower our team members to make meaningful contributions to global health challenges from our Oxford location.
