Crop Agronomy Research Assistant: Field, Glasshouse & Lab

University-of-Melbourne; Dookie; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Salary packaging

Health and wellbeing programs

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The University of Melbourne invites applications for a Full-time, 3-year fixed-term Research Assistant in Crop Agronomy at the Dookie campus. You will support high-quality agronomy experiments across field, glasshouse and laboratory environments, collaborating with farmers, industry partners and senior scientists to improve winter crop productivity and profitability.

Based in the Crop Agronomy Group within the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, you will gain broad technical

Qualifications

• Hold or near completion of a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agricultural science or related discipline.
• Demonstrate experience managing and measuring agricultural field experiments with limited supervision.
• Deliver high-quality technical support and data handling in field, glasshouse and lab settings.

Responsibilities

• Assist with designing, establishing and maintaining field, glasshouse and laboratory crop experiments under general direction.
• Conduct sampling, measurements and basic analyses, ensuring accurate data collation and documentation.
• Maintain workflows, equipment and machinery to support safe, efficient research operations.
• Provide task instructions to casual staff and students to achieve project objectives.

Skills

Crop agronomy

Experiment management

Data collection

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture

Tools

Farm machinery

Laboratory equipment

Job description

The University of Melbourne invites applications for a Full-time, 3-year fixed-term Research Assistant in Crop Agronomy at the Dookie campus. You will support high-quality agronomy experiments across field, glasshouse and laboratory environments, collaborating with farmers, industry partners and senior scientists to improve winter crop productivity and profitability.

Based in the Crop Agronomy Group within the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, you will gain broad technical