| Date Posted: | Jan 21, 2025 | |
| Closing Date: | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Location: | Alberta | |
| Status: | Summer / Seasonal |
Description
We are seeking an enthusiastic student to work with the Agronomy & Crop Adaptation Team at the Beaverlodge
Research Farm. The Agronomy & Crop Adaptation Team is comprised of the farm management group, as well as four
research programs: Agronomy, Cereal Crop Adaptation, Oilseed Crop Adaptation, and Plant Pathology.
Qualifications
- Canadian Citizen
- Possess a valid Class 5 Driver’s License
- Enrolled in an accredited institution studying agriculture, biology, environmental science, or a related field.
- Returning to school after their work term.
- Possess strong oral communication and listening skills.
- Computer literacy in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
- Ability and willingness to work overtime including evenings and weekends (compensated with time off).
- Ability and willingness to work under various environmental and weather conditions, with exposure to insects.
- Ability and willingness to work with high levels of noise and dust.
- Ability and willingness to control allergies, through the use of personal protective equipment and/or medication
without impinging on the duties to be performed.
- Ability and willingness to perform physically demanding work activities, including moderate to heavy manual
work requiring bending and lifting heavy objects (up to 22 kg).
- Ability and willingness to work in field, laboratory, and greenhouse environments.
- Ability and willingness to operate various farm, plot, greenhouse, and lab equipment.
- Ability and willingness to work with chemicals, pesticides and other hazardous materials.
- Ability and willingness to sit for long periods at a lab bench making observations or handling samples.
Responsibilities
The position will involve on-site field, greenhouse, and laboratory research, and entails assisting labour and technical
staff with preparing, maintaining, and harvesting annual field plots; sampling of soil and plants in agricultural field crops;
processing of soil, plant, and grain samples; performing data collection and data entry. Off-site soil, plant, and air
sampling may also be required.
Pay Rate
20.80/ hour
Term Of Appointment
April 28, 2025 - August 29, 2025
Hours Per Week
37.5
How To Apply
To apply, contact jacey.toerper@agr.gc.ca to ask for instructions on how to apply through the FSWEP website.