What you will do:
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Work closely with research staff to design, implement, and maintain both small-plot and field-scale research trials.
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Supervise summer research interns in the field and ensure all research tasks are conducted safely.
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Operate farm machinery for seeding, spraying, maintenance and harvest of crops. Experience using agricultural equipment would be an asset.
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Assist with organizing and setting up extension events.
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Assist with agronomic data collection and data entry (soil sampling, emergence counts, plant heights, tissue sampling, water sampling, and pest monitoring, etc.)
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Communicate with project collaborators and stakeholders, including producers, scientists, industry groups, and private companies.
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Participate in agronomy training, including crop production, weed identification, pest management,
