FHB Project Technician - Tech ; AESES

FHB Project Technician 4 - Tech 4 (AESES)

Soil Science

Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences

Position number: 38241

Date posted:
September 16, 2026

FHB Project Technician 4 - Tech 4 (AESES)

New Project Full-Time (Grant Funded)

Full-time:
Yes

Permanent:
No

Work schedule:

35 Hours/week (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)

Salary: $26.20 to $37.62 per hour ($47,684.00 to $68,468.40 per annum)

Appointment Dates October 5, 2026 to March 31, 2028

840 hours worked

MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING:

• M.Sc. in Soil Science or related field is required.

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with disease risk mapping/forecasting model development and research is required.
• Experience with website management is required.
• Experience with research project coordination is required.
• Experience with grain field sampling and management is required.
• Experience with weather station operation and data management is required.
• Experience with research extension to farmers and industry is required.
• Experience with project administration is required.
• An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to install, operate, and maintain portable weather stations to collect local weather data at the research plot sites is required.
• Ability to use and operate SAS for advanced statistical analyses of research results is required.
• Ability to use and operate MATLAB for extremely large data set management, analysis and summarization is required.
• Excellent demonstrated communication skills with project stakeholders including farmers and industry are required.
• Website development and management skill is required.
• Demonstrated project management skills including stakeholder consultation, reporting, financial resources and meeting project goals and timelines, are required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop disease forecasting models is required.
• Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.

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QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Manitoba driver’s license

FHB risk mapping tool website management and project coordination

• Oversee the operation and development of the FHB risk mapping tool by reporting to a supervisor (bi-weekly) and with the guidance of the FHB steering committee (quarterly)
• Monitor the daily FHB risk maps from May 15 through August 31 to identify potential technical issues and communicates with the website contractor to resolve identified problems
• Update the FHB risk models and coordinate their deployment to the FHB risk mapping tool with the website contractor
• Liaises with the website contractor regarding website maintenance, updates, and improvements, and manages routine website-related requirements, including domain renewal and website analytics
• Facilitate updates to the FHB risk mapping tool as required and from the recommendations of the steering committee
• Communicates with project partners and provincial agriculture staff to coordinate activities required for the continued operation and development of the FHB Risk Mapping Tool
• Complete an annual update to the crop variety information on the website from provincial seed guides

Field sampling and grain sample management

• Coordinates the collection of FHB field samples with provincial agriculture staff, including arranging field sampling, sample shipment, and grain threshing
• Communicates with variety trial coordinators to identify suitable crop varieties and plots for FHB sampling based on project requirements
• Coordinates the grading and testing of grain samples collected from plot sites and producer fields
• Organizes and maintains records of field samples, including sample locations, crop and variety information, and disease…