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  • Posted: Sep 5, 2024
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    ARC Vision "Excellence in Agricultural Research and Development" The ARC's vision reflects its core business and celebrates its unique role, acknowledging its position as the principal agricultural research institution in South Africa. The vision highlights the need to harness ARC capabilities to ensure that it becomes an organization known for i...
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    Researcher: Plant Production (Hluhluwe)

    Description

    • Initiate/manage research on plant production and maintenance of seed propagation systems for tropical and subtropical fruit trees.
    • Ensure optimal application, utilisation and maintenance of farm facilities, apparatus and equipment.
    • Ensure that cyclic farm practices are timeous and correctly executed to ensure optimal success of research projects.
    • Manage farm and research staff.
    • Write publications/present research outcomes of relevance to subtropical fruit growers, industries and the scientific community.
    • Provide leadership and mentoring to research technicians, assistants and students.
    • Liaise with growers, industry technical officers and national and provincial government.

    Requirements

    • PhD in Plant Production/Agricultural Management.
    • Relevant experience of 3 years in a scientific research environment working on plant production.
    • Experience in farm management will be an added advantage.
    • In depth knowledge of Plant Production/Agricultural Management of tropical and subtropical crops. Practical experience in farm management will be an added advantage.
    • Proven record of at least 3 scientific publications and presentations at scientific conferences and symposia.
    • Registration with a scientific and professional body will be an added advantage.
    • Proven history of collaboration at national level.
    • Proven history of mentoring and supervising/co-supervising researchers and students.
    • Proven history of strategic and operational planning skills and expertise.
    • Proficiency in MS office suite.
    • Code EB driver’s license.
       

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Agricultural Research Council on arc.mcidirecthire.com to apply

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