Crop Agronomy Research Assistant: Flexible Field to Lab

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

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Flexible work arrangements

Career development programs

Parental leave & cultural leave

Salary packaging

Health insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

The University of Melbourne’s Dookie campus invites applications for a full-time, fixed-term Research Assistant in Crop Agronomy. Based in the Crop Agronomy Group, you will support field, glasshouse and laboratory experiments, collect data, and help maintain workflows and equipment across our dryland grain programs.

You will work with experienced scientists, farmers and industry partners to improve winter crop productivity, supervise casual staff, and develop technical skills in sampling,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture or related discipline.
• Experience managing and measuring agricultural field experiments with limited supervision.
• Ability to prioritise competing tasks and manage casual staff to meet project goals.

Responsibilities

• Assist designing, establishing and maintaining field, glasshouse and laboratory crop experiments.
• Conduct sampling, measurements and basic analyses with accurate data management.
• Maintain workflows, consumables, equipment and machinery for safe, efficient operations.
• Monitor progress, identify issues and escalate to project leads.
• Provide instructions to casual staff and students for safe equipment use.

Skills

Experience managing field experiments

Task prioritisation

Staff supervision

Stakeholder engagement

Outdoor fieldwork

Driver’s licence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture/agricultural science or related discipline

Job description

The University of Melbourne’s Dookie campus invites applications for a full-time, fixed-term Research Assistant in Crop Agronomy. Based in the Crop Agronomy Group, you will support field, glasshouse and laboratory experiments, collect data, and help maintain workflows and equipment across our dryland grain programs.

You will work with experienced scientists, farmers and industry partners to improve winter crop productivity, supervise casual staff, and develop technical skills in sampling,