Nbs Researcher- Systems Agronomy

**The Role**:
As Shell seeks to reduce its carbon footprint, you will develop and implement solutions that will enable Shell to thrive in the Energy Transition. The avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions and capture & storage of CO2 by biomass in natural ecosystems underpins our Nature Based Solutions (NBS) business which enables our customers to decarbonise. Shell has also chosen to approach the challenges of decarbonization through a sectoral approach and has created a new Agriculture and Forestry (A&F) business sector. The mandate of Agriculture & Forestry (A&F) is to enhance quality of life - clean air, water, soil and food production
- by becoming the partner of choice in offering sustainable and integrated solutions to solve challenges across A&F value chains, accelerating the transition to Net Zero Emissions.

You will deliver the R&D upon which these businesses, and Shell’s Net Carbon Footprint (NCF) reduction ambitions, depend.

**Where you fit in**

You will provide deep technical expertise in systems agronomic practices including genotypic differences in GHG emissions/C-sequestration & N use efficiency, experiment designs & layout, and data analysis to the rapidly growing NBS and Agricultural and Forestry (A&F) Sectoral decarbonization activities across Shell, including helping the businesses to achieve its goals. There is also a significant R&D programme in this area. The scope of this work is global, with special focus on key regions where Shell’s NBS businesses are pursuing opportunities including US, EU, India, Africa and Brazil.

**What’s the role**

You will be instrumental in enabling Shell to meet its strategic objectives in decarbonisation through your technical expertise in systems agronomy, sustainable climate-resilient cropping systems, genotypic differences, experimental/statistical designs, cutting edge quantitative approaches and systems analysis to design, evaluate and refine agricultural technical innovations and related areas. You will form part of a community of deep technical experts in NBS, whose skills are unique within Shell, located in Shell Technology Centre Amsterdam (NL), Shell Technology Centre Bangalore (India) and Shell Technology Centre Houston (USA).
- Delivery of the experimental, technical, and theoretical components of the R&D programme in modern agronomic practices of various crops relevant for NBS projects e.g. customizing amendments/nutrients recommendations, crops/varieties, other management practices, soil physio
- chemical properties including soil C, GHG fluxes, agro-meteorological parameters, plant growth and yield related aspects, etc.
- Develop new crop management techniques or enhance the existing ones, help deploy these techniques through developing effective strategies for scaling up to support Shell’s NBS projects in the voluntary or compliance carbon markets.
- Provide advanced customized technical services in systems agronomy and scaling models for transforming agriculture systems to support NBS and A&F decarbonization projects globally within agreed time, cost, and quality parameters.
- Develop partnership with internal & external stakeholders to address challenges related to agronomy, crops/varieties and co-designing impact pathways that are important for NBS and A&F sectoral decarbonization business.
- Ensure that Shell maintains a current and insightful position in systems agronomy, crops, cropping systems, genotypes etc relevant to its businesses, including soil physio
- chemical properties with focus on soil C, GHG fluxes, agro-meteorological parameter, plant growth and yield related aspects, etc. for NBS projects.
- Support Shell’s NBS and A&F businesses in assessing, screening, and developing new project opportunities and subsequently in monitoring the projects that are deployed.
- Contribute to the development of knowledgebase at Shell, develop content, based on science, to support advocacy, informing stakeholder and outreach around NBS.
- Develop deep insights on the regulatory framework, including voluntary and compliance Carbon markets and use those insights to support future NBS and A&F projects and growth opportunities. Represent Shell in relevant technical forums related to crops, cropping systems management etc.
- Guide and support screening of third-party innovative technologies and companies - including supporting Shell Ventures in investment opportunities.
- Maintaining Shell’s scientific credibility by publishing the results of your work in peer-reviewed journals, internal technical reports, conference presentations, and patent filings.

**What we need from you**

You will bring deep technical expertise in the areas of agronomy and harnessing crop genetic potential for NBS projects. When it comes to nurturing collaborative stakeholder relations with other Shell businesses and with external technology partnerships, it’s your excellent people skills that will make the difference. A learner mindset, transparency and