Field Research

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Nufarm is a global crop protection and seed technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed, fibre and food production. Whether it's commercialising the world's first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, launching innovative new crop protection solutions or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.

Your Future, Fuelled by Innovation

We know that being well supported enables us to thrive and better partner with our customers. It's because of this that we are on the lookout for an engaging Field Research and Development (R&D) Specialist to be based within the Western Australia (WA) region initially on a 2 year contract (location flexible for the right candidate) reporting to our Green on Green Program Director; focused on innovation in broadacre cropping to lead our Green on Green Program extension in the region working across both the Nufarm and Croplands businesses in partnership with GDRC. Within this exciting role you'll be working directly with emerging Green-on-Green technology, conducting, co-ordinating, developing and managing field research trials for the project and delivering extension activities across the internal sales team, customers and industry stakeholders.     

Nufarm people are the foundation of our success and to enable them to be their best we offer an inclusive environment and a range of flexible working options and autonomy. Your role will require regular travel with the use of a tool of trade vehicle.   

How You'll Help Us Grow

• Initiating and implementing Field Research programs within the Western Australia broadacre cropping zones through leading and managing the Research and Development component of Green on Green projects. This includes: 
• Evaluating emerging Green-on-Green technology in the field and contributing to their algorithm development through targeted image acquisition
• Evaluating broadacre crop protection products in the field to determine efficacy, crop safety, technical fit, and commercial potential within the GoG program
• Creating written scientific reports upon trial completion to meet key GRDC milestones and also for submission to the APVMA to support product registrations. 
• Conduct technical product training sessions for Nufarm and Croplands Sales staff in relation to the GoG technology and associated use patterns 
• Participation and leading at industry field days, research days and workshops.  
• Build strong highly valued technical relationships with key identified contacts locally and across Australia including GRDC, Grower Groups etc.   

Could This Be You?

You're a qualified Agricultural professional who brings experience conducting scientific field trials; and knowledge of Broadacre/Hort crops. You're knowledgeable about crop protection and you're driven by continuous improvement in field. We welcome applications from those who are looking to take their experience within Field Trials further and launch a career with a market leader in AgChem and AgTech  

Proactive and results driven, you're a natural communicator with a high degree of integrity and autonomy, who brings the ability to form relationships that last. You will have a passion for reporting results to a diverse group of stakeholders in a way that is uncomplicated and offers strategic insight. You're confident working on an autonomous basis as part of our wider Portfolio Solutions Team.   

But that's just what we think, we welcome all applications to launch your career with us Apply today and be part of our journey to shape the future of agriculture

If you want to be a part of a thriving, supportive environment and are inspired by the prospect of being a part of something bigger, we'd love to hear from you. Nufarm is proud to be recognised as an endorsed employer of choice for all woman by Work180 being awarded in the Top 6 best places to work in

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