Agricultural Technician
Virginia Tech•Warsaw, VA
•$0 - $18•Onsite
About The Position
This individual will perform basic seed processing and data collection duties at the Eastern Virginia AREC, located in Warsaw, Virginia. The position duties include field and lab data collection, seed processing, basic equipment operation, plot planting and harvest, grass cutting, and other agricultural research related duties. This is a grant-funded, part-time position capped at 1500 hours per year. Renewal each year will be dependent on availability of grant funds.
Requirements
- Experience with data collection in an agricultural research setting.
- Experience in small plot research; plot layout & design, planting, and harvesting operations.
- Experience in post-harvest data collection, including weighing plots and cleaning seed.
- Experience operating a zero-turn mower.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with basic tractor and farm equipment operation.
- Experience using electronic forms of data collection (tablets) to collect and upload data to the cloud.
Responsibilities
- Perform basic seed processing and data collection duties.
- Conduct field and lab data collection.
- Process seed.
- Operate basic equipment.
- Perform plot planting and harvest.
- Cut grass.
- Perform other agricultural research related duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
