Research Assistant – Plant Physiology
Employment and Social Development Canada
Full-time
Other-General
Location
brandon, mb, Canada
Posted
July 13, 2026
Job Description
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada- Science and Technology Branch
Closing date:July 22, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time
Selection process number 26-AGR-MBSK-EA-STB-67568
Location Brandon(Manitoba)
Salary $71,741 to $90,184-Salary under review
Level EG-04
Who can apply Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
Duties The Research Assistant will perform technical duties that require specialized skills, knowledge, judgment, and experience, including:
- Establishing, maintaining, and monitoring field, greenhouse, and growth‑room/chamber plant stress physiology experiments.
- Collecting physiological, phenotypic, and agronomic measurements using specialized plant physiology and phenomics instruments (e.g., gas exchange systems, chlorophyll fluorescence, soil moisture and temperature probes, and digital phenotyping tools).