Field Assistant (Lab & Field Experience)

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  • Job type

    Temporary
  • Location

    Belfast
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Specialist Administrators
  • Industry

    Government & Public Services
  • Pay

    £12.21 per hour

Field Assistant, Belfast, £12.21 per hour

Your new company

Hays are working with a public sector organisation to recruit a Field Trial Assistant on a temporary basis.

Your new role

The role is a mix of field and laboratory-based administrative duties:

  • Assisting scientific staff with field trials, measuring and collecting agronomic data.
  • Manual fieldwork in all weather.
  • Data input and management.
  • Familiarity with laboratory procedures and working to set protocols advantageous.
  • Working to agreed deadlines and keeping a clean and safe working environment.
  • Ensuring good quality working practice.
  • The post holder will be required to be sufficiently fit to work outdoors for extended periods i.e. bending/stretching, standing/walking and a significant amount of manual handling of plant materials for analysis.

What you'll need to succeed

  • Field work experience.
  • Data handling experience.
  • Experience of working in teams.
  • Applicants must have a full driving license, and a personal vehicle is preferably, to travel to and from different locations.

What you'll get in return

  • £12.21 per hour
  • Available to commence either start of April or May
  • Temporary for 5 – 6 months
  • 35 or 30 hours per week
  • Belfast

What you need to do now


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