Research Officer
Salary:  £21,865 - £26,494 per annum

The Rural Business School at Duchy College is looking for a Research Officer to join its team responsible for the Farm Business Survey (FBS). The survey is the largest and most extensive study of farms in England, providing an authoritative source of information for farmers, decision makers and organisations throughout government and the industry.

Initially for a one-year contract to January 2023, the successful candidate will be required to collect and analyse physical and financial data from farms across the region to construct detailed management accounts. Having experience in agriculture and an aptitude for financial accounts, you must enjoy working in an organised way on highly detailed figures and be willing to work flexible hours. Good communication skills, the ability to build lasting working relationships with farmers and a sound understanding of IT are also desirable.

The FBS units for Cornwall College are situated at three sites, with this post being based at either Bicton in Devon (preferably) or Stoke Climsland in Cornwall. Fully trained Research Officers in remote situations are likely to be able to work from home some of the time.

A part-time role would be considered for the right person.

For more information and how to apply please visit https://jobs.cornwall.ac.uk/

Closing Date: Friday 14^th January 2022

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Duchy College Rural Business School provides a range of services tailored to the specific needs of the land-based sector, including research, training, business support and knowledge exchange (see  www.duchy.ac.uk/rbs).

The Rural Business School is part of Rural Business Research (RBR), the largest specialist group of its kind in the UK, that undertakes the Farm Business Survey for England (FBS). The RBR is a collaboration between the Universities of Nottingham, Cambridge, Newcastle and Reading, and Duchy and Askham Bryan Colleges (www.ruralbusinessresearch.co.uk). The team at Duchy College undertakes collection, analysis and interpretation of farm business financial and physical data for approximately 280 farm businesses. The data collected and analysed contributes to the FBS which is utilised in UK policy making and by the agricultural and horticultural industry at farmer, adviser and organisation level.  One of the key farmer focused benefits of the FBS programme is the free-to-use online farm business benchmarking service (www.farmbusinesssurvey.co.uk). The RBR provides direct links to the leading agricultural economic communities across England, with additional links to those in Wales and Scotland.

Duchy College is part of the Cornwall College group. Cornwall College offers excellent terms and conditions of employment. We have flexible and supportive family friendly working practices with a range of contracts available. We offer access to generous occupational pension schemes for teachers and support staff. We have generous annual leave schemes including a paid Christmas closure of two weeks for most roles. We have a range of staff development activities available and all employees have access to free tuition on many of our courses. We offer a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to our employees including access to free counselling and a corporate eye care scheme. Most of our campus sites offer free parking to employees as well as discounted restaurants and salons.

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