Agricultural Specialist- Poultry Research Complex

University of Georgia; Kentucky; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia invites applications for an Agricultural Specialist to operate and maintain the Poultry Research Complex. The role includes caring for research animals, preparing rooms for experiments, assisting scientists, and ensuring compliance with care guidelines.

You will perform maintenance, train students, develop SOPs, and coordinate with farm staff. This full-time position requires physical work and weekend/holiday on-call duties.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Preferred knowledge in animal research, poultry husbandry and animal care.

Responsibilities

• Maintain breeding, feeding, health, and production records.
• Set up facilities, equipment, and procedures for experiments to adapt to research needs and ensure animal care and use compliance.
• Maintain the grounds through mowing, weed control, and other landscaping duties.
• Work with Farm Manager, Assistant Farm Manager, and UGA FMD staff for maintenance and repairs as needed.
• Undergraduate student worker training and supervision as needed.
• Develop facility SOPs and conduct training with research staff on operation and safety procedures.
• Perform general maintenance of facility and equipment, ensuring safety, cleanliness, and functionality.

Skills

Animal care

Poultry knowledge

General agriculture practices

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Agricultural Specialist – Poultry Research Complex

Position Summary: The incumbent is responsible for operating and maintaining the UGA Poultry Research Complex. Duties include providing care for research animals in accordance with UGA Animal Use and Care guidelines, preparing animal rooms for experiments, assisting scientists, cleaning rooms and facilities after experiments, providing maintenance and repair of facilities and grounds, and other duties as assigned by the Poultry Research Complex Manager.

Responsibilities

• Maintain breeding, feeding, health, and production records.
• Set up research facilities, methods, equipment, and procedures to adapt to research needs and ensure animal care and use compliance.
• Maintain the grounds through mowing, weed control, and other landscaping duties.
• Work with Farm Manager, Assistant Farm Manager, and UGA FMD staff for maintenance and repairs as needed.
• Undergraduate student worker training and supervision as needed.
• Develop facility SOPs and conduct training with research staff on operation and safety procedures.
• Perform general maintenance of facility and equipment, ensuring safety, cleanliness, and functionality.

Qualifications

• Minimum: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred: Understanding of animal research, poultry husbandry, animal care, and general agriculture practices.

Physical Demands

• Operate or learn to operate agricultural equipment.
• Repeatedly lift 50 pounds.
• Prepare, move, and dispense feed in 50‑pound bags (heavy manual labor on occasion).
• Drive to perform job‑related duties.

Benefits & Schedule

• Full‑time employment.
• Work schedule: Monday – Friday, 7 am – 3:30 pm, with occasional weekends, holidays and on‑call duties.
• Salary commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, veteran status or other protected status.

Contact Information

Recruiter: Kim Kotkiewicz
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]

Applicant Documents

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• List of References with Contact Information