Assistant Agricultural Research Technician (Dixon Springs) - Animal Sciences
University of Illinois

Urbana, Illinois

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Assistant Agricultural Research Technician (Dixon Springs) - Animal Sciences

Job Summary
Work in a team-based environment to perform a wide variety of basic duties in service and support for agricultural animal research, teaching, demonstration, and production.
Duties & Responsibilities

Observe animals regularly, recognizing and reporting changes in eating or drinking habits and general behaviors and outward signs of disease or abnormal appearance/behaviors.

Perform all tasks relating to diet preparation and feeding of animals. This includes receiving, processing, mixing, storing and delivering food.

Perform all duties related to research protocols and data collection procedures as they pertain to on-going research at your assigned unit. This includes the careful maintenance of records for experimental animals as well as for herd animals. This may also includes collection of data or specimens for diagnostic or environmental control procedures.

Conduct routine and periodic maintenance of mechanized equipment, tools, and facilities involved with the unit's operations.

Perform duties as they relate to general handling, moving, restraining, providing of approved health care and general husbandry of the animals. This may include administration of medications and treatments.

Perform duties in safe manner, to include but not limited to, handling of livestock and safely utilize various farm equipment potentially in confined spaces or areas with overhead electrical lines. Equipment utilized in this position includes; but not limited to, tractors, loaders, power take-off vehicle operation, post drivers, and chainsaw operation.

Remove waste, and animals from pens and facilities as required.

Observe animals for estrus, breed and/or assist in breeding as required. Maintain breeding records as required.

Perform duties as they relate to providing a clean, safe, and professional environment for the animals, fellow employees, the department, and the university.

As needed, perform other related duties within the Agricultural Research Technician series that involve or serve the needs of other departmental units. These may include performing agricultural tillage, crop production, harvesting, and forage/feed processing

Prepare livestock for teaching, research, and demonstration purposes. This includes the movement of animals from one location to another, either by walking them or through other means of approved mechanized transport.

Conduct cleaning, bedding, and repair of animal pens and other facilities as needed.

Record and/or maintain animal health records, breeding data, or other necessary production or operational and husbandry records.

Interact in a professional and polite manner with faculty, students, other university personnel, and the general public.

Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Additional Physical Demands
This position involves constantly traversing about the facility, remaining in stationary positions for long periods, pushing, and pulling. Work schedules may vary according to production requirements with some overtime, weekend and holiday work required. This position frequently involves safely lifting animals or equipment upwards of 50 pounds. Exposure to work around grain dust, animal dander, or other normal operating conditions of an animal unit. This position may require donning of personal protective equipment as appropriate. This position involves ascending ladders and working at heights. This position requires an ability to remain calm in stressful situation and to respond quickly when working with animals. This position involves constantly varying research necessities, regulations, and operational requirements. Research and production requirements impose strict deadlines and must be met. Contact with animal manure and other substances can occur on a daily basis, which may also be disagreeable to some persons. Odor in clothing and on personnel or equipment can potentially be transferred to personal vehicles which may be disagreeable to some persons. Unexpected movements by animals, especially when in close proximities, can result in rapidly changing conditions that require the employee to be acutely aware, to respond appropriately and quickly and to operate with care to avoid personal injuries. Follow laws, regulations, policies and guidelines established by the Department, University, State, and Federal Levels.

Minimum Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Possession of a valid Illinois vehicle operator's license(s).
3. Any one or combination totaling two (2) years (24 months) from the categories below:
A. Coursework in agriculture, animal science, crop science, environmental science, or a closely related field as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:

  • 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
  • Associate's Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months)
  • 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months

    B. General agricultural experience as appropriate performing general animal, livestock or related farming duties
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Knowledge and competency in providing care for and safe handling of agricultural animals or in performing agricultural crop production and research procedures.
  • Knowledge of pesticide applications for crops and animals.
  • This position requires flexibility, patience, attentiveness, a willingness to cooperate, persistence, and reliability.
  • Appointment Information
    This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 2211 - Assistant Agricultural Research Technician position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after 1/30/2023. Salary is commensurate with experience.

    For more information on Civil Service classifications, please visit the SUCSS web site at https://www.sucss.illinois.gov/pages/classspec/default.aspx .

    Application Procedures & Deadline Information
    Applications must be received by 6:00 pm (CST) on February 7, 2023. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Upload a resume including months and years, copy of driver's license, names and contact information for three references, and college transcripts if applicable. In order to be considered as a transfer candidate, you must apply for this position. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. For further information about this specific position, please contact Jonathon Mosley at jfmosley@illinois.edu. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

    The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify .

    Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal , or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu .

    Requisition ID: 1014108
    Job Category: Service Operations
    Apply at: https://jobs.illinois.edu


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