RESEARCH FARM SPECIALIST 1 RESEARCH FARM SPECIALIST 1

Supplemental Information

Research Farm Specialist 1

• Pay Scale: WS208
• Position Number: R00098993
• Location: Central Research Station, Baton Rouge, LA
• Minimum Requirements: Two years of experience in research farming or in general farm management. For more information and substitutions contact www.civilservice.louisiana.gov or the AgCenter HRM office.
• Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience section of the application. Please list all work experience. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official application. 
• No testing required. 
• Position is not eligible for remote employment. 
• Must apply online at https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU or through Workday for internal applicants.
• Application Deadline: 10/1/2024 or until suitable candidate is identified.

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Two years of experience in the care of animals; the general care of crops, shrubs, or plants; or farm-related equipment and machinery operation.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

College credit in agricultural courses will substitute for the required experience on the basis of one semester hour for two months of experience.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To assist with agricultural research in an experimental farm environment.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

General from higher level personnel.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

State Universities; Agricultural Research Facilities.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from a Research Farm Assistant 2 by requirements for understanding and knowledge of research techniques.

Differs from a Research Farm Specialist 2 by lack of requirements for evaluating and reporting conditions related to experiments.

Examples of Work

Mixes chemicals according to instructions on container label.

Lays out research plots, labels treatments for animals or plants, and assists with collection of data.

Precisely records and reports data and maintains accurate research records.

Performs more difficult tasks related to care of livestock including: mixing feed according to research specifications, evaluating health of animals, treating diseases, and checking progress, breeding animals, delivering young, collecting semen, candling eggs, and performing specialized milking and milk treatment operations.

From general instructions, cares for plants and trees including: germinating seed, transplanting seedling, pollinating flowers, and sexual and asexual propagation of plant materials.

Adjusts and maintains complex equipment and operates experimental plot equipment to establish, maintain, and harvest research plots with a high level of precision.

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:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran’s Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

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):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher’s Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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