Agricultural Technician
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Job Location:
Suffolk, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
This is an off-campus position based in Suffolk VA that provides support to the field crop entomology program at the Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Duties will include (but are not limited to): operating and maintaining research farm equipment; assisting with planting maintaining spraying and harvesting research plots; assisting with insect and slug sampling; collecting data for laboratory and field research experiments.
Required Qualifications
Ability to work in an agricultural environment (subject to heat humidity dust noise etc.) and do moderately strenuous labor associated with establishing maintaining (including chopping weeds and applying pesticides) sampling and harvesting field and laboratory research experiments. Must complete applicable safety trainings. Must adhere to pesticide record keeping requirements. Ability to lift 50-pound bags of seed. Must be licensed to operate a motor vehicle. Must have (or be able to obtain within 6 months from date of hire) a valid Virginia pesticide applicator license.
Preferred Qualifications
High school diploma or the equivalent. Experience in small plot agricultural research. Experience with the calibration safe operation and maintenance of tractors planters sprayers and harvest equipment. Experience with field crop insects and related organisms and an understanding of basic principles of insecticides pest management experimental design and data recording. Experience with insect identification and with laboratory experiments involving insects.
Pay Band
1
Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Restricted
Hours per week
Average of 29 hours per week/1500 hours per year
Review Date
March 5 2026
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
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