Environmental Taxonomist

Risten Development Company Nigeria Limited is a wholly Nigerian owned oil and gas service company that provides quality technical services in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Environmental Taxonomist
Location: Lagos
Job Description

• Designing, coordinating, and initiating testing program to characterize activity spectrum, non-target organism effects and ecological risk of new products
• Preparing and reviewing ecological risk assessment reports to support registration of biotechnology-derived products
• Addressing agency and academic questions around ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessment of products with sound and supported scientific responses
• Driving publications in accordance
• Representing Monsanto’s support for science based environmental risk assessment internally and externally with industry, academia, government and public stakeholders
• Driving and leading new considerations/tools for non-target organism bioassays and ecological risk assessment on case by case new modes of action

Required Education and Skills/Experience

• Minimum Bachelor's in Entomology, Ecotoxicology or related discipline
• Experience in designing and conducting laboratory and/or field studies to assess for potential adverse effects on insects
• Functional knowledge of biostatistics, experimental design, exposure assessment, and analytical methodology
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong project and time management abilities
• Agility to work on multiple projects and flexibility to meet business objectives
• Self-motivated and capable of functioning as an independent scientist while being able to work effectively in a team environment

Desired Education and Skills/Experience:

• or Master's Degree
• Professional experience monitoring and conducting GLP ecotoxicology studies and conducting ecological risk assessments for crop protection products
• Knowledge and/or experience interacting with regulatory authorities and issue management
• Experience with and/or EU ecotoxicology test guidelines and risk assessment approaches for crop protection products including endangered species risk assessment
• Prior experience leading scientific initiatives across functional areas
• Prior experience with quality management systems such as ISO or GLP
• Prior experience working in agriculture industry

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CV