Agronomist Job at Unilever
Agronomist Job at Unilever… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at Unilever.
Responsibilities:
- Undertake fertilizer calibration and harvesting experiments. Draft design and protocols, undertake trial sites identification and lay out agreed experiments to meet objectives.
- Coordinate the monitoring of crop nutritional status in all production fields and advise on remedial measures
- Evaluate new innovations in agricultural operations – planting, harvesting and general husbandry in line with company productivity improvements for the estates and the outgrowers
- Supervise collection, collation, and analysis of data from the field experiments
- Undertake preparation /drafting of agronomy trial reports
- Responsible for training of field research assistants and data clerks.
- Provide expert knowledge in Agronomy to ETT.
- Seek leadership agreement in adoption of novel cost-effective agricultural technologies
- Collate and present data for the R&D annual budget preparation
- Plan & supervise transport to experimental sites
- Provide technical assistance to estate managers
- Engage with national research institutions in development of new tea growing technologies
- Support provision of quality specifications to procurement team for effective sourcing of farm inputs
- Evaluate and distil value from any research/plantation consultants.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications should send their application & detailed CV to [email protected] Note: No Manual Application shall be accepted.
Closing date: 22nd July 2022
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. Unilever is an equal opportunity employer! Female Candidates and people with disability are encouraged to apply.