Research Officer – Soil Carbon

NSW Department of Primary Industries

In this exciting role you will engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders including next and end-users to identify soil carbon research needs and priorities, conduct research on soil carbon dynamics in agricultural systems, deliver recommendations on strategies to increase soil carbon sequestration and communicate with these stakeholders to improve the productivity and sustainability of agriculture in New South Wales.

You will get the opportunity to design, conduct and publish scientific (peer reviewed journals), technical and ‘plain English’ outputs from research activities for delivery to primary industries stakeholders and the scientific community.

This role will contribute to new science and practical management options as a key means of meeting net zero targets, increasing the resilience of agricultural systems to climate variability and climate changes, increasing productivity and diversifying on-farm income in primary industries.

Applications close 10 May 2022.