Contract Research Officer – Agile-TECH (Ref: CRO / AY / 0315)

Basic Function
The Research Officer will design and implement a survey of livestock farmers that will identify their adoption of key agricultural technologies and their attitudes towards such technologies. The successful candidate will be based at Teagasc’s Rural Economy Development Programme (REDP), Athenry, Galway and will work as part of a project consortium with NUI Galway’s Community Knowledge Initiative (CKI)

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•To familiarize themselves with completed literature review 
•To design a questionnaire
•To implement a telephone survey

Person Specification

Essential
•Candidates must have an honours Level 8 degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Innovation Studies, Agricultural Science or a related discipline.

Desirable
•A postgraduate degree and/or research experience in Agriculture would be a distinct advantage

How to Apply
A detailed job description and application form for this position can be accessed on the Teagasc Website at www.teagasc.ie/careers

Completed application forms should be TYPED and saved in WORD format and submitted by email to teagascjobs@clark.ie no later than 12 midnight on Tuesday 24 March 2015.

Please state relevant reference code in all correspondence. Teagasc is an equal opportunities employer. Canvassing will disqualify. The details contained above are subject to change without notice.



Status:Researcher
Location:Galway, IRELAND
Remuneration:31729 - 58656 Euro/year
Email:teagascjobs@clark.ie
Advert Published:10 Mar 2015
Expiry date:24 Mar 2015
Teagasc Ref. No.:
897750
Academic Jobs EU Ref. No.:
Please quote this number if applying for this job offline.
J17780