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Agricultural Consultant

Employer

Alta Genetics Inc.

Date Posted

April 01, 2025
Updated April 12, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $95,000.00 annually
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date May 01, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Alta Genetics Inc.

Languages

English

Education

Earned doctorate degree

Asset languages

  • Italian
  • Spanish; Castilian

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Wet/damp

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Various locations

Tasks

  • Analyze agricultural data
  • Conduct research
  • Share research reports to farmers
  • Liaise with researchers, educators and government or business managers on matters pertaining to farming and agriculture
  • Maintain records of services provided and the effects of advice given
  • Prepare and conduct advisory information sessions and lectures for farmers and other groups
  • Provide counselling and advisory services to farmers on agricultural subjects
  • Perform diagnostic tests
  • Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia

Area of work experience

Animal breeding

Area of specialization

  • Dairy cattle
  • Beef cattle
  • Animal husbandry

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

5 years or more

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Workplace information

Hybrid


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Agricultural Consultant is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Agricultural Representatives, Consultants and Specialists
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to conduct research and evaluate agricultural data; and in maintaining records of services provided and the results achieved

SOCIAL

Interest in liaising with researchers, educators and government and business managers on farming and agriculture

DIRECTIVE

Interest in consulting to provide counselling and advisory services, and to conduct advisory information sessions and lectures for farmers and other groups

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A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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