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SalaryAcknowledgement of Country CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation Child Safety CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy. The Opportunity
- Apply your project research skills in CSIRO’s ground-breaking Agriculture and Food Systems program
- Make an impact in the future of sustainable agriculture
- Join Australia’s premier scientific research organisation CSIRO Agriculture and Food’s Systems research program is a world leading research group examining options to improve the productivity and sustainability of agriculture in Australia and across the globe.
The Future Farm Enterprises team in Toowoomba seeks a self-motivated individual to support its field-based research activities. The role will primarily support the ongoing management and implementation of a range of agronomic and farming systems experiments in south-eastern Queensland. The position will initially be offered as a 3-year contract initially, but with prospects of longer tenure.
The successful applicant will possess strong experience in implementing complex agricultural experiments, management of data, implementing new and novel digital approaches and understanding of farming systems. Your duties will include:
- Manage and implement a range of farming systems and agronomic research activities in collaboration with others.
- Assist with agricultural management of crops (e.g. spraying, harvesting, monitoring) and experimental site management and follow protocols to collect soil & plant samples and prepare these for analysis.
- Undertake and complete tasks often with competing timeframes, working with discretion to decide on the timing of operations within the work team’s plan and planning ahead to meet experiment and/or project demands.
- Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary, often regionally dispersed research team, and business unit to carry out tasks in support of CSIRO’s scientific objectives.
- Other duties as directed.
Location: Toowoomba, or Forrest Hill Research Station, Queensland. Salary: AU$68,148 - AU$86,733 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus up to 15.4% superannuation Tenure: Specified Term of 3 years, Full-time Reference: 95242 To be considered you will need: Under CSIRO policy only those who meet all essential criteria can be appointed.
- Relevant trade certificate/diploma/bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience in agricultural science or similar.
- Experience with implementation of a diverse range of agricultural experimental procedures including sampling and processing of soils, plants, pests, diseases and weeds.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, plus the motivation and discipline to carry out autonomous activities.
- Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple tasks, prioritise and actively anticipate and respond to…
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