Research Associate II - SAREC R&E Center

Research Associate II - SAREC R&E Center

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At the University of Wyoming, we value our employees and invest in their success. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance. Benefits include:

• Generous Retirement Contributions:
  The State contributes over 15% of your gross salary. With your mandatory employee contribution, the total contribution toward your retirement plan exceeds 19%.
• Exceptional Health & Prescription Coverage:
  Enjoy access to medical, dental, and vision insurance with competitive employer contributions, that include 4 deductible options to suit your needs.
• Paid Time Off:
  Benefit from ample vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, and paid winter closure.
• Tuition Waiver:
  Employees and eligible dependents can take advantage of tuition waivers, supporting continuous education and professional growth.
• Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs:
  Stay healthy with wellness initiatives, counseling services, and mental health resources.

At the University of Wyoming, we are committed to creating a supportive and enriching workplace. To learn more about what we offer, please refer to UW's Benefits Summary.

Job Purpose:

Provide research services by independently designing and conducting a wide range of experiments, recording data, and preparing documentation requiring expertise in the application and adaptation of numerous research techniques and procedures.

This position has been deemed essential as addressed in the University of Wyoming's Employee Handbook. Employees in essential positions may be required to work during emergency closures and winter closures based on the nature of their job duties and the reasons for the closure.

This position is grant funded and considered at-will employment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates research projects conducted at SAREC and surrounding sites, communicates directly with campus based research personnel.
• Assists with livestock feeding projects and livestock research at SAREC, assisting with daily feeding, record-keeping, monitoring of animals and overseeing research projects and feeding studies.
• Communicates daily with SAREC director, farm manager and business manager to support research at SAREC.
• Manages research equipment at SAREC, including troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, calibration and operation of plot equipment.
• Assists with planting, data collection and harvesting of research plots at SAREC.
• Summarizes research and participates in field day and extension programming activities.
• Ability to operate current farming equipment.
• Computer literacy is essential, regularly use email, word processing, spreadsheets to facilitate research objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

• Analysis/Problem Identification
• Attention to Detail
• Collaborate
• Formal Presentation Skills
• Independence
• Safety Awareness
• Quality Orientation

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's degree

Experience:

Two years of agriculture-related work experience such as crop and/or livestock experience

Required licensure, certification, registration or other requirements:

• Valid driver's license with a motor vehicle record (MVR) compliant with the Driving for University Business SAP.
• Pesticide applicator's license or willingness to obtain.
• Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification or willingness to obtain.

Experience Evaluation

Minimum experience requirements are evaluated on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. Relevant part-time experience will be prorated based on hours worked. For example, two years working an average of 20 hours per week is equivalent to approximately one year of full-time experience.

Applicants must include the average hours worked per week for all current and previous positions.…