Technical Officer

The opportunity:

As our TO2 Technical Officer you will:

• Collaborate with local project leaders and other team members, providing technical support on a range of research projects focusing on genetic improvement, and participate in the local planning within the team.

• Ensure timely planting, spraying, harvesting, data capture, and, monitoring yield and disease trials, both in field and glasshouse environments.

• Assist with computer files for printing pot tags, packet labels and seed packets. Help maintain a central database of experimental results in preparation for statistical analysis.

• Assist with seed handling procedures, glasshouse research activities and field research activities.

• Communicate well and be able to work individually with supervision. Actively participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

As our TO3 Technical Officer you will:

• Collaborate with local project leaders and other team members, providing technical support on a range of research projects focusing on genetic improvement and participate in the local planning within the team.

• Coordinate and conduct a mixture of crop breeding activities at onsite and offsite field locations, glasshouse, and laboratory environments.

• Apply innovative thinking to solve complex problems, foresee and overcome technical difficulties encountered in field trials in a variety of situations (sometimes remote).

• Manage and curate electronic inventory databases and genetic data files.

• Manage and participate in seed handling procedures.

• Oversee and participate in glasshouse and laboratory research activities.

• Undertake field research with minimal supervision. Monitor weather patterns and lead times for land allocation and pre-season preparations for the timely planting, spraying and harvesting of large successful field trials.

• Oversee and participate in field research activities at trial sites located both onsite at Warwick and offsite.

• Communicate well and actively participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. Supervise support staff and resources allocated to the project.

Technical Requirements of the role:

• Ability to (or ability to learn to) implement experimental designs and procedures.

• Skills in (or ability to learn) laboratory, glasshouse and field research operations and techniques relevant to plant breeding and pathology.

• Experience in conducting successful field and glasshouse experiments.

• Ability to communicate effectively with a multi-disciplinary breeding team as well as farmers, private agronomists, trial contractors and DPI facility staff.

• Ability and willingness to live regionally, work outdoors and to travel (including overnight).

There are some qualifications and licences that we see as essential. You must possess a:

• Diploma or equivalent qualification in Applied Science or similar field from a recognised tertiary institution.

• Hold a current "C class" driver's licence.

• Desirable to hold, or an ability to acquire:

o Queensland chemical commercial operator's licence.

o Australian forklift licence.

o Australian heavy truck licence.

o AMA accredited mungbean agronomist.

Why work for us:

Learn why our people choose DPI and more importantly why they stay.

• Work with passion and purpose

• Have a tangible impact, for today and tomorrow

• Enjoy interesting, diverse work

• Follow your path wherever it leads

• Get the flexibility and support you need to thrive

• Be part of our one, diverse DPI

Find purpose you feel, impact you see and a legacy you bring to life. Visit to learn more about us.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference:  QLD/666046/25

Closing Date: Monday, 3 November  2025