Job description
Agency Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Work unit Plant Pathology – Biosecurity and Animal
Welfare
Job title Plant Pathologist Designation Professional 2
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $90,204 - $107,554 Location Darwin
Position number 12974 RTF 323949 Closing 15/06/2025
Contact officer Dr Sharl Mintoff on 08 8999 2228 or Sharl.Mintoff@nt.gov.au
About the agency https://daf.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=323949

1. Plan and carry out fieldwork to collect plant disease samples and conduct glasshouse and field-based, experiments to prove disease
   causality and to test control measures.
2. Effectively triage and process samples submitted to the laboratory for diagnosis, and downstream molecular studies.
3. Conduct plant pathogen diagnostics using various tools including both conventional and molecular tools, and report findings.
4. Contribute to laboratory maintenance, quality systems including documentation, procurement, and curation of the plant disease
   collections and pathogens.
5. Provide support to ongoing research projects and contribute to the development of new projects.
6. Participate in plant biosecurity emergency responses as needed.