Senior Post Doctoral Research Assistant – Forest Nursery Research
This is a collaborative project involving Harper Adams University, a forest nursery, a growing media company, an agronomy company, and a local council. The research aims to characterise the latest high sustainability alternative growing media and amendments, testing their ability to grow quality products whilst reducing input demand.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the practical field trials and achieving good quality data collection. They will need to take an organised, proactive, and determined approach to getting field trials prepared and professionally delivered.
Management of field trials will be balanced with data analysis and writing up findings from the study, so professional academic writing and data knowledge and skills will be required. Specialist knowledge of soil science and plant biology, particularly in a plant nursery context, would be a desirable attribute to support you in this work.
Experience/Qualification required:
* A PhD in a relevant discipline
* Relevant experience as a Post Doctoral Researcher or equivalent experience relevant to this field.
If you have any queries or questions or for an informal discussion, please contact Nick Covarr at ncovarr@harper-adams.ac.uk. Should you require any adjustments to complete your application for this role, then please contact vacancies@harper-adams.ac.uk.
Equal Opportunities: Harper Adams University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.
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