Senior Research Assistant - FARM

Position Details

• Type of Position: Researchers
• Workstudy Position: No
• Job Type: Regular
• Sponsorship Available: No
• Institution Name: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• Closing Date: 12:01 a.m. CT on the specified Closing Date (if designated)

• Drive tractor with implements to plow, plant, cultivate, or harvest crops and to move trailers for crop harvest.
• Manipulate controls to activate and regulate mechanisms on machinery such as self-propelled machines, conveyors, separators, cleaners, dryers, hay bailers, combines and related equipment.
• Drive truck to haul harvested crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers.
• Drive truck or tractor with trailer attached alongside crew loading crop or adjacent to harvesting machine.
• Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions using hand sprayer to control insects, fungi, and weed growth, and diseases.
• Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunction and remove obstruction to avoid damage to product or machinery.
• Attach farm implements such as plow, disc, sprayer, or harvester to tractor, using bolts and mechanic’s hand tools.
• Discard diseased or rotting products, and guide products on conveyor to regulate flow through machine.
• Position boxes or attach bags at discharge end of machinery to catch products, place lids on boxes, and close sacks.
• Thin, hoe, weed, or prune row crops, fruit trees, or vines, using hand implements.
• Load hoppers, containers, or conveyor to feed machine with products, using suction gates, shovel, or pitchfork.
• Adjust, repair, lubricate, and service farm machinery, and notify supervisor or appropriate personnel with machinery malfunctions.
• Walk beside or ride on planting machine while inserting plants in planter mechanism at specified intervals.
• Irrigate soil using portable pipe or ditch system, and maintain ditch or pipe and pumps.
• Mix specified materials or chemicals and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.
• Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand truck forklift, or transfer auger.
• Weigh crops-filled containers and record weights and other identifying information.
• Hand pick fruits, such as apples, oranges, or strawberries.
• Oversee work crew engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities.

High school diploma with at least five years of experience.

$48,000

List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), Resume

Criminal Background Check, Motor Vehicle Reports Check

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual preference, or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX may be sent to the University’s Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Yes