Providing scientific and technical support for the Soil Sustainability Research Team, through laboratory-based morphological identification of key soil invertebrate groups (e.g., earthworms, springtails, and mites) using taxonomic keys and microscopy, as well as data management using spreadsheets and the production of summary reports. Tom also contributes to fieldwork and soil sampling activities on a range of soil research projects, and supports the laboratory manager with running the Soil Ecology Lab, including the maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment and curation of soil invertebrate specimen collections.