Specialist and Teacher in Animal Husbandry (60-90%)
Strickhof Lindau, Berufsbildung & Beratung
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:07 October 2025
- Workload:60 – 90%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Strickhof seeks a dedicated Fachspezialist/-in and Lehrperson for Tierhaltung. Join a top center for sustainable nutrition systems!
Tasks
- Provide expert advice to livestock farms, focusing on cattle.
- Connect theory and practice through events and courses.
- Contribute to research projects and teach in animal husbandry.
Skills
- Degree in Agronomy or related field with teaching qualifications.
- Strong interpersonal and teaching skills for engaging with learners.
- Passion for training and educating farmers in the field.
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Strickhof is the practice-oriented competence center for sustainable food systems. Our strong commitment to education, consulting, and practice-oriented research makes us the leading center in the fields of agriculture, animal professions, nutrition, food technology, and home economics. We live innovation and strengthen networks.
Specialist and Teacher in Animal Husbandry (60-90%)
We are looking for a committed personality for the Lindau location starting December 1, 2025, or by arrangement as
Your future area of responsibility in our animal husbandry team includes:
- Comprehensive professional consulting for animal husbandry farms (focus on cattle, desirable small ruminants, pigs or horses)
- You actively connect theory and practice: organizing specialist evenings, conferences, and courses
- You contribute your expertise to the design and implementation of new consulting approaches
- You apply your know-how in various research projects and practice-oriented trials
- You teach in the subject of animal husbandry (agricultural worker EFZ)
- If suitable and interested, deployment in higher vocational education (HF, BLS) is also possible, such as coaching student work
You bring with you:
- You have training as an agronomist ETH or HAFL with a specialization in animal production or a comparable higher vocational qualification with additional qualification as a teacher and consultant
- Your high professional, methodological, and personal competence, your didactic and interpersonal skills, and your joy in working with learners and practitioners from agriculture enable you to passionately fulfill your responsible role as a teacher and consultant at Strickhof
- You enjoy the education and training of farmers
We offer you:
- A work environment that combines personal responsibility and interdisciplinary collaboration: right in the middle of agriculture and the food industry
- Flexibility, opportunities for co-design, and varied activities
- Attractive employment conditions of the Canton of Zurich
Have we sparked your interest? Then we look forward to meeting you. For questions, Dr. Susanne Meese, Head of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Farming, is happy to assist you at phone 058 105 83 45.
We look forward to your online application.
