Farm Associate 2
- Employer
- Case Western Reserve University
- Location
- Case Main Campus
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Location: Case Main Campus
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 8754
Job Description POSITION OBJECTIVE:Working under moderate supervision, assist with any and all necessary tasks related to the Farm Food Program and any other related endeavors and projects, including representing the farm at on and off-campus functions. The associate will utilize understanding to inform and implement the basic principles behind and concerning sustainable and regenerative agriculture. Develop, track and record relevant data regarding food production. Assist other farm staff in the daily operations of university farm as needed. Assist with special events and functions as needed. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Maintain greenhouse, back gardens and cold frame production. Including maintenance of Farm Food Program seed catalog, vegetable plugs, herbs, and related equipment, as well as research related plants and materials. Water and irrigate on schedule, perform pest control and make certain the greenhouse (tables, floors, containers, production office, etc.) are kept clean and free of disease. (30%)Assist and materially participate in the production of food crops both indoors and out. (25%)Develop, track and record relevant data regarding food production including but not limited to mushroom production, high tunnel food production, greenhouse production, irrigation systems, rainwater collection systems, beekeeping, hydroponic systems and field production. (10%)
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provide basic information and assist with the instruction of visiting groups. (5%)Assist with the recruitment of volunteers for the food program and represent the farm at events. (5%)Assist with volunteer workdays. (5%)Assist with the training and supervision of summer student workers. (5%)Enforce university farm rules and regulations for visitors. (5%)Must be available to work evenings, holidays, and weekends rotations, as required (5%)Equipment maintenance and repairs (5%)Perform other duties as assigned. Help with deliveries.Assist with special events and functions and with the parking of cars during large events. (<1%)
- Must be a productive worker in all tasks, especially as they relate to food productionMust have excellent social skills for interaction between and among faculty, staff, students and farm visitorsProficiency with email communications and basic computer programs such as excel and wordAble to work with tools relative to food productionMust be able to recognize problems and be able to communicate them to supervisor, specifically insect and disease problems with food and ornamental crops.Must be familiar with food crop growth cycles and know the difference between cold weather crops and warm weather crops.Must be willing to work with honeybees.Must be willing to work with composting operations.Ability to drive and operate a range of vehicles, including 4-wheel drive vehicles, standard transmission vehicles, off-road vehicles and tractors with implements including backhoe, tillers, mowers, etc.Ability to meet consistent attendance. Ability to interact with colleagues, supervisors, and customers face to face.
In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. Women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Reasonable AccommodationsCase Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Equity at 216-368-3066 to request a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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Organization
Working at Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland's University Circle, we offer nationally recognized programs in the arts and sciences, dental medicine, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing and social sciences.
Student enrollment exceeds 9,800 students, forty percent of whom are undergraduates. Facultyand students hail from more than 90 countries, with academic interests that reach every region of the world. Case Western Reserve, with the support of individuals, corporations and foundations, aids nearly 100 designated research centers.
As a service-oriented institution dedicated to civic leadership, Case Western Reserve seeks individually and collectively to prepare our students to improve the human condition and to direct the benefits of discovery toward a better society. This effort is not limited to the university's classrooms, laboratories, libraries, residence halls and athletic fields, but includes partnerships with many other institutions. We build these partnerships believing that our ability to improve the human condition should begin in our own community.
Case Western Reserve University remains Ohio's top-ranked school among the nation's premier national universities, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report and is the only Ohio institution ranked in the top 50 nationally. We promote a culture of inquiry marked by rigor, creativity, curiosity, innovation, respect, sensitivity and open communication of ideas.
The university supports interdisciplinary partnerships in education and research with numerous faculty holding joint appointments in more than one Case Western Reserve school or department, as well as at neighboring institutions. These relationships launched many of the unique pairings of science, business and liberal arts into the centers and programs that enhance the undergraduate and graduate experience at the university. Our dual degree programs enrich the educational experience for those students who choose to balance the technical requirements of engineering or the sciences with a strong interest in the humanities.
With more than $375 million in research funding annually, the university attracts outstanding undergraduate and graduate students along with renowned faculty whose research has made significant contributions to the way we live and work. Case Western Reserve counts 15 Nobel laureates among our alumni and current and former faculty, including the first American scientist to ever receive the prize.
Our students' experiences in cultural institutions, clinics, social service agencies and industry are not viewed as “extra-curricular,” but create the learning experience that defines a Case Western Reserve education. The university's service programs in the Cleveland Municipal School District have impacted more than 145,000 students with more than 43 signature programs. The university has launched more than 580 community partnerships on the local, national and international levels. Annually the university sponsors Case for Community Day, an event where hundreds of Case Western Reserve employees and students lend their time and talent to targeted community development projects in the Greater Cleveland area.
Our alumni number more than 110,000 and constitute a “who's who” of every profession. Alumni represent one of the university's strongest resources, playing a vital role in campus life through their work as advisors, mentors, friends and advocates.
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