Administrative Skills, Agriculture, Billing, Biology, Cataloguing, Clinical Laboratory, Communication Skills, Construction, Heavy Lifting, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Interpersonal Skills, Medical Diagnosis, Medical Treatment, Multitasking, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Purchasing/Procurement, Record Keeping, Team Player, Training/Teaching, Veterinary Medicine, Writing Skills
Job Title: Research Assistant - Beef Cattle Herdsman
Agency: Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Department: Overton
Proposed Minimum Salary: Commensurate
Job Location: Overton, Texas
Job Type: Staff
Job Description:
About Texas A&M AgriLife
Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University
- Texas A&M Forest Service
- Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
As the nation's largest and most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments, and the Texas economy through education, research, extension, and service.
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Position Information:
Research Assistant - (beef cattle herdsman) responsible for performing skilled, administrative, and managerial support in beef cattle research. Plans and directs certain phases in a research project.
Responsibilities:
- General cattle duties in all facets of cow/calf operation to include calving, identifying and treatment of sick cattle, feeding, heat detection, hauling, weighing, which requires operating an Agency vehicle to perform duties.
- Handle cattle in a low-stress manner.
- Pasture management
- Heifer and bull development
- Managing stocker cattle
- Assists in the design, planning, and coordinating of experiments in support of various research projects.
- Keeps detailed cattle records for calving, breeding, weights, culling, etc.
- Fence repair and construction
- Keep cattle facilities clean and in good repair
- Selects and applies standard techniques of routine research and keeps detailed records of data.
- Assists undergraduate and/or graduate students and other laboratory, technical or field staff involved in research.
- Assists with purchasing, reports, invoices, and cataloging records.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- BS degree in relevant field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Computer knowledge
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills.
- Must be a self-starter and able to work independently with little supervision.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Experience in haying operations
- Must be able to operate tractors and equipment such as hay equipment, fertilizer buggy, trip feeder, planter, sprayer, pasture mower, etc.
- Must be able to pen cattle.
- Must be able to drive tractor and operate equipment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with reproductive technologies (estrous synchronization, AI, ultrasonography, and animal health is preferred).
Other Requirements:
- Physical labor required.
- Must be able to lift and carry heavy objects of at least 60 pounds.
Salary: $45,000.00
Applicant Instructions:
Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.
Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?
When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.
In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including:
- Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
- 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
- Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
- Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
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