• Leads SA’s Premium Food and Wine from our Clean Environment Strategic Priority
• SARDI delivers robust scientific solutions for primary industries
• Offering a modern, flexible and innovative working environment

Vacancy No: C439/2015
Eyre Peninsula (Minnipa SA)
Contract, Full time to 31/12/2019
$85,691 - $90,886 per annum, PO3

An exciting opportunity exists to play a key role in low rainfall - agricultural research and development on Eyre Peninsula.

Primary Industries and Regions SA, as a key economic development agency of the South Australian Government, works across a diverse range of industry sectors including agriculture, livestock, forestry, fishing and aquaculture and regional development. We involve and engage with others to ensure we make good decisions, have clear policies, plan and implement effective programs, drive relevant projects, promote efficient resource use and broker shared responsibility. In this way we enable the State’s primary industry sectors and regions to remain competitive, productive and sustainable.

The Research Scientist, New Variety Agronomy and Farming Systems will lead and manage the new variety agronomy and farming systems research and development team based at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre. They will conduct high level, collaborative research on low rainfall farming systems and new variety agronomy issues of high priority. The Research Scientist will contribute to SARDI’s role of leading and conducting innovative, low rainfall farming systems and crop agronomy research and development.

Salary:
$85,691 - $90,886 per annum, PO3

Essential Qualifications:
The applicant must have a Bachelor Degree in Agriculture or equivalent.

Special Conditions:
This is a contract position for 5 years with a possible extension subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds. Interstate and intrastate travel and some out of hours work, weekend and public holidays travel will be required. A current driver’s licence is essential.

Enquiries to:
Mr Andrew Ware
Research Scientist
SARDI Sustainable Systems
Telephone 0427 884 272
Email Andrew.ware@sa.gov.au

Applications to:
Ms Pauline Bowden
EA to Research Chief
SARDI Sustainable Systems
GPO Box 397, Adelaide SA 5001
Telephone 08 8303 9420
Email pauline.bowden@sa.gov.au

If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward a Covering Letter (no more than 3 pages) outlining your skills and experience in relation to the Professional and Technical Knowledge, Teamwork and Team Building and Communication capabilities of the role and a current CV. Applicants are to include the contact information of 3 current referees and a completed “Pre Employment Declaration in the SA Public Sector” form.

For more information and a copy of the Role Description visit www.pir.sa.gov.au/pirsa/careers

Applications Close 5.00pm 20 February 2015