Horticulture Research Assistant: Greenhouse, Lab & Field

The University of Georgia; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia is seeking a Research Assistant to support Dr. Ogden’s CEA breeding program. The role blends greenhouse, lab, and field tasks with primary work at Bledsoe Research Farm in Williamson, GA.

Responsibilities include horticulture crop care, data recording, pest monitoring, manual pollinations, and harvests, plus fruit quality analysis and seed processing in the lab. Candidates should have basic horticulture skills and comfort working in hot, humid environments.

Qualifications

• Basic horticulture skills required.

Responsibilities

• Care for horticulture crops (potting, transplanting, trellising, pest monitoring, manual pollinations, data recording, weeding, harvesting).
• Lab work including fruit quality analysis, data entry, seed processing and cataloging.

Skills

Horticulture basics

Job description

The University of Georgia is seeking a Research Assistant to support Dr. Ogden’s CEA breeding program. The role blends greenhouse, lab, and field tasks with primary work at Bledsoe Research Farm in Williamson, GA.

Responsibilities include horticulture crop care, data recording, pest monitoring, manual pollinations, and harvests, plus fruit quality analysis and seed processing in the lab. Candidates should have basic horticulture skills and comfort working in hot, humid environments.