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Research Farm Assistant 1
The LSU Agricultural Center is a statewide campus of the LSU System and provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
No experience or training is required.
Function of Work:
To provide specialized routine repetitive care and maintenance of animals, crops, equipment, and facilities in a research/experimental environment.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
Close from higher level personnel.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
State Universities, Agricultural Research Facilities.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Laborer–Farming by requirements for performing semi-skilled farming tasks and dealing with experimental crops and animals.
Differs from Research farm Assistant 2 by lack of skill in equipment operation and lack of knowledge of complex farming practices.
Cares for livestock including: feeding, assisting with breeding and administering medication, routine milking of cows, and checking for security of animals.
Operates, cleans, and makes simple adjustments to equipment.
Operates tractors and other equipment to disk, prepare land, cultivate; learns to use equipment to plant, fertilize, irrigate, apply chemicals, and harvest crops.
Cares for plants and trees, from specific instructions by hand or using farming equipment.
Mixes and sterilizes soil and pots, germinates and transplants seed, assists with pollination; collects and labels seed.
Learns to keep simple records on feed mix, consumption, produce, mortality, etc.
Performs comparable farming tasks in other agricultural research areas such as forestry, aquaculture, agricultural engineering, etc.
Performs related tasks as assigned.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
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