Research Project Officer - Soil Carbon
Core
Characterize and measure soil organic matter content and composition using state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation to generate insights for on-farm decision-making and national climate/soil policy.
Role type
Research Project Officer (Soil Carbon)
Builds
Soil carbon insights and data for national research projects
Domain
Agriculture, Soil Science, Environmental Science
Required skills
soil science principles, laboratory analytical instrumentation operation, data management and wrangling, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), fieldwork and soil sampling, experimental design, statistical analysis
Preferred skills
soil organic matter characterisation, soil fractionation, infrared spectroscopy (MIR/NIR), elemental analysis, solid-state 13C NMR, scripting (R or Python)
Responsibilities
Design and perform experiments and routine laboratory analyses; prepare and process soil samples; calibrate instruments and maintain QA/QC standards; conduct literature reviews and field inspections; develop and test new software applications; maintain laboratory consumables and instruct staff on equipment use.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
