Itinnera Solutions is a climate company on a mission to remove millions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while enabling the global agricultural industry to shift toward more sustainable farming practices. Founded by the leading academic authority on Greenlandic geology, the company intends to carefully harvest glacial rock flour (GRF) from large natural deposits in Greenland and export it to croplands across the world. Once transported and spread out on agricultural soils the rock flour provides essential nutrients to the soil to boost crop yields and permanently captures CO2 from the atmosphere via the well-understood method of enhanced rock weathering (ERW). This double-value proposition makes it possible to profitably harvest, transport and sell Greenlandic GRF around the world.

We are looking for a keen scientific mind to join a small dynamic team to take ownership of designing and managing field trials and documenting both the soil and carbon benefits of GRF.

In the role, you will:

• Develop cutting-edge knowledge and expertise on how best to apply rock flour to different soil types and in different environments. 

• Design and manage an in-house pot trial testing facility to fine-tune the optimal application of GRF in different soils and for different crops.

• Establish and manage field trials with selected agricultural partners in key markets.

• Develop an appropriate measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) protocol for measuring carbon removal from the enhanced rock weathering of glacial rock flour.

• Generally, be a source of data-driven scientific thinking.

Ideal experience/skills for the role include:

• Scientific degree at a postgraduate level (ideally focused on crop agronomy and/or soil science).

• R&D experience within a commercial or industrial setting.

• Hands-on experience with crop agriculture, fertilizers, and/or soil management.

• A hypothesis-driven research approach to arrive quickly at robust conclusions.

• Entrepreneurial “can do” attitude and excitement around leading projects.

• Passionate about creating a positive impact in the world.

Compensation: Market salary + attractive early employee share options

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: Denmark (or Europe, but with regular travel to Denmark)

If interested, please submit your CV and answer the questions in the application form.

Learn more:

glacialrockflour.com

Article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/30/rock-flour-greenland-capture-significant-co2-study

Video documentary: https://vimeo.com/690435384