FHB Project Technician - Tech ; AESES

FHB Project Technician 4 - Tech 4 (AESES)
FHB Project Technician 4 - Tech 4 (AESES)  Soil Science
Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences
Position number: 38241
Date posted:
September 16, 2026
Job details  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
Qualifications   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
Key responsibilities   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,…