Job Description
Start date: Asap
Contract duration: 1 year contract – possible extension after
Location: Bracknell, fully on-site
PAYE rate: £13.19 per hour
Duties:
The purpose of the Research Associate is to support Weed Control Research Biology on the SPS (Secondary Profiling Screen) platform by spraying and maintaining, plants in the glasshouse in order to deliver timely, quality data to herbicide research projects
The job holder will work in the Trialling Operations team within Technical Support - Weed Control and will be required to spray and maintain herbicide bioassays in the glasshouse, using established and novel weed screening methods producing biology data to enable project decisions.
Please see below an outline of the position:
1. Work independently and as part of a team while carrying out experimental work using established and novel screening methods
2. Maintain plants under glasshouse conditions for the duration of the test.
3. Be accountable for work being done with precision, accuracy and efficiency
4. Perform all activities in accordance with the Syngenta Health, Safety, and Environmental Policy
5. Work efficiently in high-throughput team environment
6. Identify issues, non-conformities and report them
7. Accurately keep rec...