agricultural scientist
Code 2132.1
The agricultural engineer / agronomist (ingeniera agrónoma) applies agricultural science to plant/animal production: crop, soil, irrigation and productivity. Use this Job Dictionary profile to connect the Chilean agronomist title with field and agro-industry ads.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- e-agriculture
- agroecology
- agroforestry
- bioeconomy
- project management
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- environmental policy
- project management principles
- livestock farming systems
Skills and competences
- speak different languages
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- advise on soil and water protection
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- create soil and plant improvement programmes
- operate open source software
- educate on recycling regulations
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- write scientific publications
- evaluate research activities
- manage research data
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage open publications
- identificar acciones de mejora
- integrate gender dimension in research
- research livestock production
- perform scientific research
- conduct research across disciplines
- think abstractly
- mentor individuals
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- apply for research funding
Transversal competences
- provide advice to hatcheries
- advise on efficiency improvements
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage personal professional development
- perform project management
- report on environmental issues
- report pollution incidents
- think analytically
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- provide advice to farmers
- perform market research
- synthesise information
- monitor the farm environmental management plan
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What to assess for this role
Assess field judgment, production data and coordination with farm operations.
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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.
- What does an agronomist do?
- Diagnoses and improves agricultural production systems—from technical management to farm-management support.
- Only in the field?
- No: also agro-industry, exporters, inputs, consulting and regulation.
- What to measure when hiring?
- Crop/region experience and ability to turn technique into commercial decisions.
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences