CHIEF RESEARCH TECHNICIAN: WATER SCIENCE
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Agricultural Research Council
📍 howick, kwazulu natal, South-Africa
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Technical infrastructure coordination: Independently responsible for the installation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of field-based monitoring equipment, including driving to remote sites, setting up systems, ensuring correct deployment, and addressing site-specific challenges.
- Maintains high standards of equipment functionality through regular calibration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting.
- Field and laboratory operations: Personally, conducts fieldwork across multiple sites, including the installation of technical infrastructure, manual data collection, and environmental sampling (e.g. soil, water).
- Engages in laboratory work as required, including sample processing and supporting standard procedures in soil science and related disciplines.
- Data management and processing: Develops and implements code to facilitate semi-real-time data retrieval from deployed field equip...