Crop Agronomy Research Assistant - Field to Lab

University of Melbourne; Greater Shepparton; Vor Ort; AUD 80.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

17% superannuation

Salary packaging

Health and wellbeing programs

Discounted services

Professional development opportunities

Zusammenfassung

The University of Melbourne invites applications for a Research Assistant in Crop Agronomy at the Dookie campus. This full-time, fixed-term position supports agronomy experiments across field, glasshouse and laboratory settings, collaborating with farmers, industry partners and crop scientists to boost winter crop productivity.

You will develop broad technical skills in experiment management, machinery operation, sampling workflows and agronomic data collection, contributing to Australia’s

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture, agricultural science or related discipline.
• Experience designing, establishing and maintaining field, glasshouse, and laboratory crop experiments.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and supervise casual staff to meet project goals.

Aufgaben

• 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, management and documentation for research projects.
• Maintain workflows, consumables, equipment and agricultural machinery, promoting safe, efficient and reliable research operations.
• Monitor experiment progress, identify issues, and escalate concerns to project leads.
• Provide task instructions to casual staff and students, supporting safe equipment use and achievement of project objectives.

Kenntnisse

Field experiments

Sample collection

Data analysis

Equipment operation

Team supervision

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in agriculture/agricultural science/related discipline

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Field instruments

Jobbeschreibung

The University of Melbourne invites applications for a Research Assistant in Crop Agronomy at the Dookie campus. This full-time, fixed-term position supports agronomy experiments across field, glasshouse and laboratory settings, collaborating with farmers, industry partners and crop scientists to boost winter crop productivity.

You will develop broad technical skills in experiment management, machinery operation, sampling workflows and agronomic data collection, contributing to Australia’s