Research farm assistant 2
Company Name:
Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
Job Title: RESEARCH FARM ASSISTANT 2
Agency: LSU Agricultural Center
Opening Date: Fri. 09/12/14
Closing Date/Time: Fri. 09/26/14 11:59 PM Central Time
State Salary Range: $8.09 - $16.55 hourly
$1,402.00 - $2,869.00 monthly
Agency Hiring Range: Min: Max:
Job Type: Classified
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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QualificationsBenefitsSupplemental Questions
MINIMUM
Qualifications:
One year of experience in the care of animals; the general care of crops, shrubs, or plants; or farm-related equipment and machinery operation.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
College credit in agricultural courses will substitute for the required experience on the basis of one semester hour for two months of experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies:the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Supplemental Information:
This position is a classified job appointment locatedat the LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research Station in Alexandria, LA. Advertised for Research Farm Assistant 1 or 2. Title will be determined after selection process. YouMUSTapply directly to the LSU AgCenter. Go :
Application Procedure
Testing information (no test required)
Brief Job Description
Search for position number 013895
To speak directly to LSU AgCenter Human Resource Management, call .
Job Concepts:
Function of Work:
To provide specialized routine repetitive care and maintenance of animals, crops, equipment, and facilities in a research/experimental environment.
Level of Work:
Experienced.
Supervision Received:
General from higher-level personnel.
Supervision Exercised:
None, although employees may assist and train lower level personnel.
Location of Work:
State Universities; Agricultural Research Facilities.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from a Research Farm assistant 1 by the presence of responsibilities which require knowledge of complex farming practices and by requirements for skilled equipment operation to perform complex tasks.
Examples of Work:
Operates complex farm machinery/equipment to perform exacting field production techniques, i.e. chemical application, close cultivation, setting up beds, plot harvesting, etc.
Cares for livestock including: mixing and administering feed, transporting, administering medication, checking health, breeding, and milking cows.
Makes adjustments and repairs to farm equipment.
Keeps simple records on feed mix ingredients, consumption, produce mortality, seed, and other farming operations.
Learns to lay out research plots.
Performs comparable farming tasks in other agricultural research areas such as forestry, aquaculture, agricultural engineering, etc.
Performs related tasks as assigned.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
Job Title: RESEARCH FARM ASSISTANT 2
Agency: LSU Agricultural Center
Opening Date: Fri. 09/12/14
Closing Date/Time: Fri. 09/26/14 11:59 PM Central Time
State Salary Range: $8.09 - $16.55 hourly
$1,402.00 - $2,869.00 monthly
Agency Hiring Range: Min: Max:
Job Type: Classified
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
Print Job Information-
QualificationsBenefitsSupplemental Questions
MINIMUM
Qualifications:
One year of experience in the care of animals; the general care of crops, shrubs, or plants; or farm-related equipment and machinery operation.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
College credit in agricultural courses will substitute for the required experience on the basis of one semester hour for two months of experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies:the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Supplemental Information:
This position is a classified job appointment locatedat the LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research Station in Alexandria, LA. Advertised for Research Farm Assistant 1 or 2. Title will be determined after selection process. YouMUSTapply directly to the LSU AgCenter. Go :
Application Procedure
Testing information (no test required)
Brief Job Description
Search for position number 013895
To speak directly to LSU AgCenter Human Resource Management, call .
Job Concepts:
Function of Work:
To provide specialized routine repetitive care and maintenance of animals, crops, equipment, and facilities in a research/experimental environment.
Level of Work:
Experienced.
Supervision Received:
General from higher-level personnel.
Supervision Exercised:
None, although employees may assist and train lower level personnel.
Location of Work:
State Universities; Agricultural Research Facilities.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from a Research Farm assistant 1 by the presence of responsibilities which require knowledge of complex farming practices and by requirements for skilled equipment operation to perform complex tasks.
Examples of Work:
Operates complex farm machinery/equipment to perform exacting field production techniques, i.e. chemical application, close cultivation, setting up beds, plot harvesting, etc.
Cares for livestock including: mixing and administering feed, transporting, administering medication, checking health, breeding, and milking cows.
Makes adjustments and repairs to farm equipment.
Keeps simple records on feed mix ingredients, consumption, produce mortality, seed, and other farming operations.
Learns to lay out research plots.
Performs comparable farming tasks in other agricultural research areas such as forestry, aquaculture, agricultural engineering, etc.
Performs related tasks as assigned.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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