Student Worker - Irrigation Farm Hand, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources

Location: University of Nevada, Reno - Main Campus, United States of America

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Job Description

The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for a student worker for the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources (CABNR). The Nevada Agriculture Experiment Station is seeking a Farm Hand/Irrigation Team Member at our Main Station field lab.

Responsibilities

Include, but not limited to

Moving wheel-lines daily, ensuring that all sprinklers pressurize, sprinklers are not plugged and the whole width of the field is receiving water.

Minor wheel-line maintenance; replacing sprinklers, faulty drain plugs, gaskets, etc.

General mover maintenance; fueling, changing oil, replacing faulty chains, motors, etc.

Pressing flanges on broken pipe.

Repair broken risers.

Setting up and running hands-lines when needed.

Assisting with field preparation; tiling, seeding, etc.

Assisting with haying operations; swathing, raking, baling and stacking hay.

General ranch maintenance to include; building maintenance, fixing fence, repairing water troughs, road maintenance, etc.

Weed control to include, spraying, mowing, weed whacking, chopping thistle, etc.

Required Qualifications

Candidate must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno

Candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively and work well in a team environment

Schedule

Expected hours a week: 20 hours maximum

Compensation Grade

Student Employee Level

$15.00/hourly

Exempt

No

Full-Time Equivalent

50.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at [email protected].

Attach the following attachment(s) to your application

Resume/CV – (required) List a detailed description of the major duties that you performed as part of each job. You must demonstrate that you qualify for the position and your education and experience must be clearly documented.

Cover Letter – (optional)

Contact Information for Three Professional References – (optional) Please include name, contact information, and relationship.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member’s first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).

About Us

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.”

Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada’s first medical school – the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.

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