Job Title Research Associate Agency Texas A&M Agrilife Research Department Amarillo Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location Bushland, Texas Job Type Staff Job Description The Research Associate performs independent or supervisory roles in research activities requiring an advanced level of knowledge in a field of science or learning, are predominantly intellectual and varied in character, and require consistent use of discretion and judgment. The Research Associate will be a member of the TAM Wheat and Triticale breeding team at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo. The primary responsibilities will be to assist with greenhouse, growth chamber, seed processing, and field activities and to conduct independent research to improve research protocols. Operation of research equipment, supervision of graduate students and other lab/field personnel in research. Job Duties: + Plant, manage, and harvest breeding experiments in greenhouses, grow rooms, and growth chambers. + Plant, manage, and harvest wheat breeding nurseries and yield trials in the High Plains and Rolling Plains field trials. This will involve towing plot machinery on trailers with pickups and independently driving an agency vehicle on highways and farm roads to perform trial maintenance and collect data. + Independently operate and maintain tractors, planters, small plot combines, irrigation systems, and other related machinery. Including equipment with GPS guidance systems. + Collect, organize, analyze, and report data accurately and efficiently. Data collection will include operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , on-combine weigh systems, and electronic field books. + Evaluate the multiple-location data, make status recommendations on nursery entries, and co-author wheat cultivar releases and Extension publications. + Process grain samples after harvest, including seed cleaning, inventory, storage, and disposal. Prepare seed for planting, including trial organization, applying seed treatment, and packaging. + Supervise undergraduate and/or graduate students and other technical or field staff. + Collaborate with other research and extension projects as requested. + Other related duties as required, including (but not limited to) vehicle maintenance and records, facility maintenance and repair, purchasing supplies and equipment. Required Education and Experience: + Bachelor’s degree in relevant field. + Two years of related professional experience. Required Licenses and Certifications: + Must obtain within six month of hire date, and maintain a Texas Department of Agriculture pesticide applicator’s license. + Must obtain and maintain a Texas driver's license. + Must obtain, within six month of hire date, and maintain a FFA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: + Demonstrated experience with operating and maintaining seed processing and small-plot field planting and harvest equipment. + Maintenance duties will require the use of power tools and forklift operation. + Ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office software to create databases, perform statistical analyses, present data and perform other computer related tasks. Other Requirements: + Ability to work indoors and outdoors in extreme temperatures and in dusty conditions. Moderate to heavy physical effort required. Must be able to lift heavy objects up to 75 pounds. + Must be able to work long hours and weekends during planting and harvest seasons. The successful candidate must answer all questions and attach a resume/CV. 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. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.