Trial Technician and Consultant Eastern Switzerland Region (50-100%)

The Schweizerische Fachstelle für Zuckerrübenanbau (SFZ) is the competence center for all questions regarding the cultivation and further development of this field crop.

To complement our motivated team, we are looking for a

Trial Technician and Consultant
Eastern Switzerland Region (50-100%)

Part-time work is possible. There is a certain flexibility regarding the workload. The position can also be divided into two part-time workloads.

Your tasks

• You plan, coordinate, and conduct variety and cultivation trials (sowing, care, inspections, harvest)
• You advise sugar beet producers competently and practically, by telephone, in groups, or directly in the field
• You pass on your specialist knowledge during field inspections, training sessions, lectures, and information events
• You inform about current topics and new findings in sugar beet cultivation through specialist articles and digital contributions
• Together with associations, partners, and specialist committees, you develop innovative solutions for economic, high-quality, and sustainable Swiss sugar beet cultivation

Your profile

• BSc in Agronomy, HF Agrotechniker/-in or Meisterlandwirt/-in with professional experience
• Fascination for Swiss sugar beet production as well as the desire to actively develop it further
• Enjoyment of scientific trial work as well as knowledge transfer and consulting
• Communication skills, oral and written
• Good industry knowledge in Swiss agriculture

We offer

• An interesting and versatile task in a dynamic environment with a lot of creative freedom
• Flexible and largely independent working time organization
• Interdisciplinary working environment at the pulse of agriculture
• Participation in national and international specialist events
• Contemporary employment conditions
• Modern workplace in the Regional Office East at Strickhof, 8315 Lindau ZH

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