Summary:

We are seeking a dedicated Agronomist to join our team in Central Queensland. This permanent, full-time position is crucial for enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability in our region.

· Cotton agronomy

· Field trial program – research and development

· Location – Central Queensland

The Company

Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) is a leading seed and technology company, enabling Australian growers to produce the most desirable, profitable and sustainable cotton.

Established in 1967, they maximise value for their customers and industry, creating future solutions to improve the competitiveness of Australian cotton and ensure reliable high quality cotton seed supply.

Their people, growers and industry are at the centre of what they do, relishing every opportunity to make a positive difference to the industry and regional communities that help it thrive.

With a new strategic plan, their efforts are focused on delivering world leading cotton varieties; technologies that help address production constraints, and high-quality cotton planting seed. The business has now transitioned to an organisational structure based around supply chain to focus on core business areas, one of which is agronomy.

The agronomy team is split with two focus areas, technical and commercial.

The Role

Within the Technical agronomy team there is now a vacancy for a Technical Agronomist, to cover the Central Queensland Region.

Reporting to the Technical Agronomist Lead,



the role involves delivering variety trials with high scientific rigour, to ensure ability to communicate their performance, fit and specific management requirements to optimise yield and quality.

Key responsibilities associated with this role include:

· Integrity of scientifically sound trial data

· Interpretation of complex datasets, identifying trends and drawing conclusions

· Ensuring precision in gathering, recording and managing data

· Operation of field and analytical equipment

· Communication of technical information through reports, presentations and briefings, tailored to the audience

The Person

To be successful in the role you will ideally have:

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

· Experience with cotton.

· An understanding of agronomy and cotton production principles.

· At least 3 years technical/ R&D; experience.

· Comfort with Microsoft Office tools and CRM software.

To enable you to be fully effective in the role you will be provided with a fully maintained company vehicle (which includes some personal use), phone, computer, and iPad.

The role is home office based in Central Queensland, with regular travel within the region.

Come and join a agile team which is driven by the behavioural attributes of integrity, trust, respect, inclusion, safety, heath, innovation, excellence, leadership and collaboration - delivering the latest trial data to industry.

📌 Technical Agronomist - Central Queensland - Remote (Emerald)
🏢 Cotton Seed Distributors
📍 Emerald