AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND PROGRAM ASSISTANT- ASHLAND/BAYFIELD COUNTIES
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison
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- Washburn
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Job no: 107910-TE
Work type: Temporary
Department:EXT/ANR/AGR/CROPS/CROPS&SOILS
Location: Washburn
Categories: Event Planning, Program Coordination, Extension, Outreach, Public Engagement
UW-Madison Division of Extension - Bayfield County is hiring an Agriculture Research and Program Assistant for the 2019 season to help implement a series of on-farm research projects and training sessions for forage, dairy, beef, fruit, and vegetable producers in Ashland and Bayfield Counties. The home office will be in the city of Washburn, WI.
The Assistant will work in both field and office to assist with field research trials and help with implementation of producer trainings and educational programs. The research trials will include corn fertilizer trials, forage crop variety trials, woody biomass germplasm trials, hazelnut trials, and currant trials conducted on-farm in collaboration with producers. Duties will include field work to maintain the trials, collecting data, and assisting with writing research bulletins. The Assistant will also work with the Ashland/Bayfield County Agriculture Agent to help implement grower trainings on forage production, fruit pest management, nutrient management, hazelnut production, and forage and livestock enterprise budgeting.
Supervisor and Duty Station: The position will be housed in the UW-Extension offices at the Bayfield County Courthouse in Washburn, WI. The position will report directly to the UW-Extension Agriculture Agent, Jason Fischbach.
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A473150-EXTENSION/ANR/AGR/CROPS/CROPS&SOILS
Work Type:Part-time:%
Work Schedule:Anticipated hours are 30 hours per week. Hours may vary from week to week from 20 to 40 hours depending on the seasonal work load. Work schedule is flexible and may require work on weekends.
Appointment Type, Duration:Temporary appointment
Hourly rate:Minimum $13.27
Depending on Qualifications
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Please submit a cover letter and a resume, including your skills and experience with research trials, data collection, program outreach, and with forage, livestock, fruit crop, or related farm production.
Anne Yorde
anne.bartholomew@wisc.edu
608-263-3737
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
RESEARCH GARDENER(90460)
Employment Class:Temporary Employment
Job Number:107910
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Applications Open: May 24 2019 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Jun 28 2019 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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The university traces its roots to a clause in the Wisconsin Constitution, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.
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