Senior Research Technician: Biological Crop Protection

Vineland Research; Canada; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Canada is seeking a Senior Research Technician, Biological Crop Protection to join our Research and Development team.

Reporting to the Research Scientist, Entomology, the role provides advanced technical leadership, designs, executes, and interprets laboratory, greenhouse, and field studies while coordinating project delivery and supervising technical staff.

Qualifications

• > Sc. in Biological Sciences, Agriculture, Entomology, Plant Science, or a related discipline with a minimum of 2–3 years of relevant experience; or Sc. in a related discipline (asset).
• > Demonstrated experience in applied biological control or crop protection research.
• > Experience supervising or coordinating technical staff and students is required.
• > Advanced technical expertise in biological control, integrated pest management, entomology, plant–pest interactions, and/or biological crop protection systems.
• > Strong capability in experimental design, statistical analysis, and interpretation of applied research data.
• > Demonstrated project coordination and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, execute, and optimize experiments in laboratory, greenhouse, and field settings, aligned with approved project objectives, protocols, and safety requirements.
• Apply specialized expertise in biological control, integrated pest management, and crop protection systems to troubleshoot experimental challenges and improve methodologies.
• Coordinate data collection, management analysis, and provide initial data interpretation; synthesize results into clear technical conclusions for internal and external reporting.
• Manage day to day activities across multiple concurrent projects, including scheduling, resourcing, following project milestones to ensure timely delivery.
• Coordinate with greenhouse and farm team on the set-up, maintenance, and clean-up of trials.
• Contribute to project development, experimental design, statistical analysis, and proposal writing, under the direction of the Research Scientist or Director, and in collaboration with Business Development.

Skills

Biological control

Integrated pest management

Entomology

Plant–pest interactions

Biological crop protection

Experimental design

Statistical analysis

Project coordination

Staff supervision

Education

BSc in Biological Sciences / Agriculture / Entomology / Plant Science

BSc in related discipline (asset)

Job description

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Canada is seeking a Senior Research Technician, Biological Crop Protection to join our Research and Development team.

Reporting to the Research Scientist, Entomology, the role provides advanced technical leadership, designs, executes, and interprets laboratory, greenhouse, and field studies while coordinating project delivery and supervising technical staff.