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Glossary > Research Technician
Role Purpose
Research
Technicians are key in overseeing the
implementation of the plant breeders
programs from paper to field. They work
closely with the plant breeder to understand
the goals of the plant breeding program.
They are responsible for recruiting and
managing seasonal and permanent field and
seed lab help and coordinating the work
activities of planting, pollinating,
harvest, and data collection of nurseries
and yield trials.
Typical Work
Activities
- Assists
with field mapping, seed filling, packet
sorting, planting activities, pollination,
harvest, seed requests, seed shipping and
receiving and supply orders.
- Supervise
short-term part-time employee crews to
complete field, lab, and data collection and
uploading operations
- Operates
and maintains field equipment (tractor,
sprayer, planter, combine) in support of
experiments conducted at the centre.
- Lead
maintenance of seed inventory
- Ensures
all operations are completed in a safe
manner.
- Job will
require occasional travel and extended hours
with weekend work during seasonal workload
peaks.
Educational
Requirements
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Post-secondary degree or diploma in an
agriculture-related discipline or high
school diploma and 2 to 4 years of
related experience.
Knowledge,
Skills and Experience
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Experience in operating farm
machinery and or mechanical aptitude
essential
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Knowledge and comfort with computers
and other data gathering devices
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Enjoy people and outdoor work
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Capable of working long hours doing
physical work during peak periods of
planting , pollination and harvest
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Knowledge of agronomy, crop
production, plant development, and
experimental field plot design.
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