Job Description

[What the role is]

School of Applied Science - Research Staff (Plant Pathology)

[What you will be working on]

Work with the project leader and co-lead projects to achieve the aim of the research project.

Carry out research work on urban agriculture and crop health.

Coordinate with external collaborator on project development.

Document, collate, analyse and interpret data.

Carry out procurement, including liaising with vendors, sourcing for materials, equipment and testing, and raising purchase requests.

Document and track project issues, expenses and budget tracking, action logs and equipment maintenance.

Plan experiment and prepare progress reports for regular project updates.

Perform any other related duties assigned by the project leader and co-project leaders.

[What we are looking for]

The interested candidate must possess relevant qualifications in life science / agriculture / horticulture or equivalent, preferably with a minimum of 5 year of experience in growing, maintaining, harvesting plants, and handling farm / laboratory operations.

Prior experience and good knowledge of growing plants in hydroponics / substrate, nutrient formulation, plant physiological response to environmental stimuli, and plant pathology/integrated pest management/molecular studies of plant pathogens would be an added advantage.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with people at all levels.

Possess sound planning, organising, good multi-tasking skills, with a strong sense of responsibility for completing assigned duties on time.

Proficient in IT skills.

Good documentation skills, laboratory techniques, and research and data analysis skills.

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