Field & Greenhouse Research Technician II (Organic)

Utah State University

Logan (UT)

On-site

USD 23,000 - 39,000

Part time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Utah State University’s College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences seeks a Research Technician to assist with farm and farm outreach activities. The successful applicant must be willing to work a flexible schedule with concentration of workload during planting, early growth, and harvest.

Workload will average out to about 30 hours per week (75% time). The role includes seeding, cultivating, irrigating, and maintaining field research plots, data collection, greenhouse management, soil and plant

Qualifications

Two years of experience in a related field or an associate degree/vocational training.
Experience in farm machinery operation, weed control, fertility, and crop irrigation. Experience in organic farming preferred.
Experience in or ability to learn field plot maintenance and data collection and processing in both the field and laboratory

Responsibilities

Seeding, cultivating, irrigating, and maintaining field research plots.
Data collection, greenhouse management, soil and plant sample processing and analysis, and data entry and processing.
Assisting with farm outreach activities and the day-to-day management and training of student research assistants.