Basic Function

This competition seeks to recruit three technicians focused on measuring ecosystem CO2 fluxes using eddy covariance and/or chamber techniques as well as measuring changes in soil organic carbon (SOC). The successful candidates will join a well-resourced team of permanent and contract staff carrying out climate change research. They will provide technical support to help improve our understanding of the effect of soil type and land-use management practice on soil carbon pools and carbon sequestration. These roles will play a pivotal role in the SignPost farms programme and Thematic Programme 1 of the VistaMilk SFI Research Centre led by Teagasc Moorepark. These positions will be based in Teagasc Environment, Soils and Land-use Department in Johnstown Castle, Wexford. VistaMilk represents a unique collaboration between Agri-Food and ICT research institutes and leading Irish/multinational food and ICT companies. The Centre is hosted by Teagasc, the national agency with responsibility for agriculture and food research, in partnership with the Tyndall National Institute, Ireland’s national microelectronics institute, the Telecommunications Software & Systems Group (TSSG) at Waterford Institute of Technology and the Insight Centre for Data Analytics (at UCD, NUIG, DCU). VistaMilk is funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Teagasc – Johnstown Castle is Ireland’s leading research institute on soils and environment related research, and conducts both fundamental and applied research on a wide range of subjects, e.g. soil quality, nutrient efficiency, water quality, gaseous emissions, agro-ecology, and land use.

Location: Crops, Environment and Land Use Research Centre, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford, Y35 Y521