Agricultural Research Station Manager

Location: Normal

Salary: $53,325.00 - $71,100.00 Annually
Location : Normal
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Winfred Thomas Ag Research Station
Opening Date: 06/18/2026

Description

Summary:

Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station (WTARS) is primarily an experimental research farm mandated to conduct plant, animal, soil, forestry, bioenergy, and environmental research. Periodically the Station also provides hands-on educational opportunities for students of all ages and the public, through our ongoing outreach events. The Research faculty and graduate students from Alabama A&M University (AAMU) and collaborating institutions use WTARS for a broad array of field research.

Outreach activities include workshops by Alabama Cooperative Extension Service (ACES); local, regional, and national conferences; ROTC; K-12 school field trips (Hazel Green Middle School located southwest of WTARS); field trips for farmers; 4H and FFA events; fundraisers for local nonprofits; and much more. The station is used by agricultural industry and also by public or private collaborators. The facility is overseen by the Dean/1890 Research Director the College of Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences (CALNS), under the mandate of the 1890 land-grants mission and operated by a Station Manager.

Through the USDA, the Evans-Allen program supports agricultural research, along with extension activities with an emphasis on reaching socially and economically disadvantaged people.
Examples of Duties

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage daily operations of the research station
• Hire, train, and supervise support staff
• Supervise the collection, summarization, and transmission of research data and records to faculty members; and to collaborators
• Provide/Oversee maintenance of field site in accordance with best land and field research principles
• Maintain an attractive experiment station appearance
• Cooperate/Work with AAMU Physical Facilities in maintaining buildings and field laboratories
• Conduct Future planning of research facilities

Typical Qualifications

Minimum

Position Requirements (including certifications, licenses, etc.):

• • Experience in field research methods, ability to implement experimental design, statistical analysis, and effective communication of research results to clientele
  • Evidence of working with farm workers, as well as diverse faculty members, office managers, and administrative staff

Supplemental Information

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Awareness of ecosystems and environmental sciences to manage forest and agroforest areas, wetlands, water bodies, and riparian zones
• Familiarity with farm equipment and smaller research plot equipment
• Candidate should be detail-oriented and possess strong organization and communication skills
• Strong oral and numerical communication skills
• Ability to lift in excess of 50 lbs.
• Must be willing to travel locally and regionally occasionally

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short and long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

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Do you have a master's degree?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have experience in field research methods, ability to implement experimental design, statistical analysis, and effective communication of research results to clientele?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have evidence of working with farm workers, as well as diverse faculty members, office managers, and administrative staff?

• Yes
• No

Required Question