Soil Health Data Lead | Regenerative Ag & Impact

Ontario-Soil-and-Crop-Improvement-Association-; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) seeks a Soil Health Specialist to provide scientific leadership in soil health data collection, analysis, and reporting across ONFARM and related programs. You will guide BMP evaluation, knowledge transfer, and climate resilience initiatives with partners across Ontario.

Hybrid role based in Guelph, requiring collaboration with government, academia, and industry to advance soil health monitoring, data governance, and applied agricultural

Qualifications

• PhD in Soil Science or related field required or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years of progressive soil health research experience.
• Experience with data governance, data management, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead soil health monitoring and interpretation within ONFARM and OSCIA initiatives.

Skills

Soil health expertise

Data governance

Statistical analysis

Research leadership

Communication skills

Education

Doctoral degree in Soil Science / Agronomy

Master's degree with relevant experience

Tools

R

Python

GIS

SQL/databases

Job description

Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) seeks a Soil Health Specialist to provide scientific leadership in soil health data collection, analysis, and reporting across ONFARM and related programs. You will guide BMP evaluation, knowledge transfer, and climate resilience initiatives with partners across Ontario.

Hybrid role based in Guelph, requiring collaboration with government, academia, and industry to advance soil health monitoring, data governance, and applied agricultural