Field Research Associate

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 94,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

Job Description

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 94,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

Job Description

The Field Research Associate will effectively and safely conduct all aspects of field research and development trials under the direction of the location Field Scientist and/or Field Research Manager. The Field Research Associate will safely conduct jobs for which the local management deems they are qualified and adequately trained to complete.  Training will be provided on a task-by-task basis.

Specific duties associated with the conduct of field trials and field testing as detailed in SGS SOPs include the following:

• Assist local SGS field management personnel in maintaining an up-to-date flow of paperwork
• Monitor thermographs and weather data collection
• Assist personnel in establishing and maintaining test plots
• Conduct plot maintenance and plant protection inputs as required and directed by field management
• Assist in field research tasks such as pollinations, sampling, and field data collection
• Apply maintenance and test chemicals if hold a pesticide application license under the direction of field management
• Assist in the execution of critical test phases and preparation of the Field Trial Notebooks
• Maintain equipment and facilities in accordance with applicable SOPs and in a safe, clean, neat, and organized manner
• Complete assigned duties according to applicable SOPs
• Maintain thorough knowledge of GLP requirements, regulatory guidelines, and SGS SOPs

Qualifications

• Associate degree in an agricultural science-based field (Required)
• Bachelor's degree in an agricultural science-based field (Preferred)
• 0-2 years of relevant biological/agricultural field experience (Preferred)
• Current Pesticide Applicator License (Preferred)

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS

• Current Pesticide Applicator License (Preferred)

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

• Must be able to effectively operate farm equipment, such as tractors, cultivators, and sprayers, and experience with small plot field equipment (Preferred)
• Knowledge of and/or experience with GLP requirements is (Preferred)
• Must be able to work in a safe manner and foster a safe, sustainable, and environmentally sound field situation (Required)
• Must be detail-oriented, well organized, and able to work independently (Required)
• Excellent communication skills (Preferred)
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment (Required)
• Ability to handle a variety of projects effectively, efficiently, and with confidentiality (Required))
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. (Required)

Computer Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, and Excel

Physical Demands of the Job

• Stand: Frequent
• Move or traverse: Frequent
• Sit: None
• Use hands: Frequent
• Reach with hands and arms: None
• Climb or balance: None
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl: None
• Talk/hear: Frequent
• Taste/Smell: None
• Lift/carry/push or pull: Frequently 50 lbs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Information

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at