Advanced Research Farm Technician II

Louisiana State University; United States; On-site; USD 18,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Medical insurance options

Paid vacation and sick leave

Tuition exemption opportunities

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Louisiana State University seeks a Research Farm Assistant 2 to perform routine care of animals, crops, and facilities in a research environment. The role involves operating complex farm equipment, conducting health checks on livestock, and maintaining fences and drainage systems.

You will contribute to plot layouts, assist with maintenance tasks, and keep basic records of feed and health observations. A background in agricultural work with basic machinery skills is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum requires: One year of experience in the care of animals; the general care of crops, shrubs, or plants; or farm‑related equipment and machinery operation.
• Substitutions: College credit in agricultural courses will substitute for the required experience on the basis of one semester hour for two months of experience. NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Operates farm machinery/equipment such as tractors, lawnmowers, batwing rotary cutters, disk and cultipacker, hay cutters, hay rake, seed broadcaster, and equipment for chemical applications.
• Care of livestock including daily health checks, pen maintenance, assist in deworming protocols, rotational grazing, feeding and recording daily health and observation log.
• Maintains property and fences, sprays fence line weeds, upkeeps fences, builds enclosures, maintains drainage and pastures.
• Makes adjustments and repairs to farm equipment, lawn mowers, ATVs, and tractors
• Assists with maintenance of shop area, shade structures and main building.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Animal care

Farm equipment operation

Record keeping

Livestock management

Job description

Louisiana State University seeks a Research Farm Assistant 2 to perform routine care of animals, crops, and facilities in a research environment. The role involves operating complex farm equipment, conducting health checks on livestock, and maintaining fences and drainage systems.

You will contribute to plot layouts, assist with maintenance tasks, and keep basic records of feed and health observations. A background in agricultural work with basic machinery skills is expected.