Agriculture Technician I/II/III/IV

Auburn University•Belle Mina, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center in Madison, Alabama is seeking candidates for Agriculture Technician positions to provide support with ongoing research activities. The Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center is located just north of the Tennessee River, a stone’s throw from Interstate 65, right in the heart of Alabama’s top cotton-producing region and directly on the cutting edge of cotton research. Though TVREC research projects frequently target corn, soybeans and wheat, cotton claims the lion’s share of attention, and it is for its cotton research that the center is nationally recognized. The TVREC was an early convert to precision agriculture technologies and today has a full inventory of global positioning system–based equipment that includes autosteer tractors, yield monitors and light-bar guidance systems.

Requirements

Level I: High school diploma or equivalent; no experience required.
Level II: High school diploma or equivalent plus 1 year of relevant experience.
Level III: High school diploma or equivalent plus 4 years of relevant experience.
Level IV: High school diploma or equivalent plus 6 years of relevant experience.
Substitutions allowed for Experience: When a candidate has the required education, but lacks the required experience, they may normally apply additional appropriate education toward the experience requirement, at a rate of one (1) year relevant education per year of required experience.

Responsibilities

Perform plot layout, pesticide application, fertilization, harvest and data collection for research experiment protocols.
Conduct routine measurements and analysis on research projects.
Perform general maintenance on equipment, buildings, and fences.
Perform the calibration of equipment and sprayers.
Provide general animal husbandry to beef cattle.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.