Volunteer - Grow Technician - Fargo, ND
We are seeking volunteers who would like to help us mature, optimize, and catalog the various grow methods needed for our soon to be released product, the Grow Tower. Strong applicants will have backgrounds in farming, gardening, growing food/plants, hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics, or botany. The position would have the responsibility to setup experiments, manage those experiments, document results, and load those results into our app. This position has a potential to transition to full time work.
Responsibilities
Provide feedback to product designers to better enable plant growth
Develop plans, budgets, and schedules for grow experiments
Executes grow experiments to determine optimum grow method per plant species
Weekly observation documentation
Water testing
Plant defect identification and cataloging
Challenges
Startup Environment
Access to remote location requires personal transportation
Highly Desired Experience
Botany background
Pest identification experience
Aeroponic experience
Aquaponic experience
Hydroponic experience
Gardening experience
Strong written communication skills (reporting)
Microsoft Office Fluent
Ability to utilize computers and learn new programs
Comfortable working with untested technology
Team / Company Size:
1 / 40 PEOPLE
Company Growth Goals:
50% YOY
Company Maturity:
STARTUP