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Inside Higher Ed · 6 days ago

RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL II

Athens, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

Inside Higher Ed is part of the University of Georgia, a leading institution in higher education. They are seeking a Research Professional II to conduct cultivar evaluation experiments and support the Statewide Variety Testing team, focusing on operating specialized equipment and maintaining communication with staff.

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Responsibilities

In charge of operating and maintaining highly specialized equipment, including planters, combines and other harvesting equipment

Responsible for securing equipment on trailer for transporting

Programs precision planter with GPS to achieve correct spacing for plots and seeds

Ensures that weigh systems on combine are operating accurately

Utilizes research combines and harvesters to generate yield data

Performs maintenance activities on equipment

Maintains communication with farm staff, Tifton team, and Griffin variety testing staff to support research timelines

Provides consultation and institutional memory to other project staff

Provides oversight of seed packets and samples

Assists with team activities, such as seed packaging, sample analysis, and problem solving

Monitors progress of research trials, ensures crop is maintained appropriately and remedies any deficiencies

Establishes, maintains and completes field experiments

Organizes and directs tests and experiments

Proficient at reading field plans and maps

Conducts seed arrangement prior to planting

Monitors crop growth, tracks crop maturity and harvests at optimum time

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Wintersteiger plantersCrop scoutingPesticide applicationMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordOrganizational skillsAttention to detailTeamworkIndependent work