Agricultural Technician

Company: Virginia Tech

Job Location: Blacksburg, Virginia

Category: Farming and Agriculture

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Job Description

This individual will perform basic seed processing and data collection duties at the Eastern Virginia AREC, located in Warsaw, Virginia. The position duties include field and lab data collection, seed processing, basic equipment operation, plot planting and harvest, grass cutting, and other agricultural research related duties. This is a grant-funded, part-time position capped at 1500 hours per year. Renewal each year will be dependent on availability of grant funds.

Required Qualifications

Experience with data collection in an agricultural research setting
Experience in small plot research; plot layout & design, planting, and harvesting operations
Experience in post-harvest data collection, including weighing plots and cleaning seed
Experience operating zero-turn mower

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with basic tractor and farm equipment operation
Experience using electronic forms of data collection (tablets) to collect and upload data to the cloud

Pay Band
1

Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type
Restricted

Salary Information
Up to $18 per hour; commensurate with experience.

Hours per week
Dependent on season and workload. Max 1500 hours a year

Review Date
August 5, 2026

Additional Information
Criminal background check required.
Unable to sponsor work visas.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

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Agricultural Technician

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA, USA