Technician/research Associate

**Technician or Research Associate**
**Kiwifruit and Sub-Tropical Physiology**
**Te Puke, New Zealand**
**Vacancy number: 57620**
**Permanent fulltime (38 hours per week)**

Kick off your career in this exciting role collaborating with leading scientists across multiple programmes and companies.

**What you will be doing | Ngā whāinga matua**
You will be providing technical support to a variety of research projects by helping to run and maintain field trials and laboratory based experiments. You will be hands-on with kiwifruit, avocado, and other fruit research projects by performing tasks such as photosynthetic measurements, tissue sampling and RNA extraction. You will work closely with project leaders and other staff to identify any problems, errors or key observations and provide suggestions for improvements. You will develop strong relationships with staff at other sites, occasionally traveling to support research projects.

**What you will bring | Ngā tino pūkenga me ngā wheako**
To be successful in this role, the minimum qualifications required are:

- A bachelor's degree with horticultural/biological/biochemical sciences or similar. Additional relevant practical experience, knowledge and skills an advantage.
- Ability to provide technical assistance for research projects with a particular focus on fruit crop productivity and sustainability.
- Experience with the sampling, design, collection, analysis and processing of data from laboratory experiments and field trials and contributing to client reports.
- A current GrowSafe certificate and experience or knowledge basic kiwifruit and/or avocado orchard management would be an advantage
- A current full driver's licence.

A copy of the Position Description is available for you to view once you click on the 'apply' button.

**What you will get | Ngā hua o tēnei tūranga**
The opportunity to work within a friendly, team-based environment that encourages and supports work-life balance, and to contribute to exciting projects with an organisation which has an excellent reputation for its science and for being a great place to work At PFR, we offer excellent employee benefits and flexibility, such as;
- Additional 7 days' leave and generous paid parental leave
- Excellent benefit choices in retirement savings and wellbeing & health
- Focus on health and wellbeing with enhanced sick leave
- Ongoing career development opportunities
- Flexible work - work from home and flexible hours

**About us | Ko wai mātou**
At Plant & Food Research, Rangahau Ahumāra Kai, we believe science can create a better future. By finding smarter, greener options today, we're helping secure the world we want to live in tomorrow. With our partners, we use world-leading science and technology to improve the way they grow, fish, harvest, create, prepare and share kai. We have 1000 people working across Aotearoa New Zealand and the world to help develop and deliver healthy foods from the world's most sustainable food systems. We are on our journey towards becoming a meaningful and trusted partner to Māori, promoting the weaving of Mātauranga Māori and science to create growth and success for all of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Job Details
- Crown research institute
- Plant & Food Research
- Reference #
- 57620
- Posted on
- 24 Jan 2025
- Closes on
- 19 Feb 2025 23:55
- Location(s)
- Te Puke
- Expertise
- Science, Animal Science, Forage Science, Food & Bio-based products, Farm Systems & Environment, Crop Production, Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Plant Biology, Plant Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Laboratory & Technical Services
- Job level(s)
- Technician
- Work type(s)
- Permanent
- More details (document)
- 57620 - PD - Tech, RA - Kiwifruit, Subtropical Physiology - 2025.01.24.docx