Job Title

Research Associate - Beeville

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Corpus Christi

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Beeville, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

About Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:

• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University
• Texas A&M Forest Service
• Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

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Position Information

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research - Beeville Station is seeking a motivated, team-oriented Research Associate to support ongoing beef cattle nutrition and reproductive physiology research programs. Tasks include performing animal husbandry and technical procedures with cattle. Supervise data collection and record-keeping for research projects, laboratory records, and farm records. Work independently and to supervise research activities and other lab personnel.

Responsibilities:

• Help manage research projects related to beef cattle nutrition and reproductive physiology. Perform independent or supervisory roles in research activities requiring an advanced level of knowledge in a field of science or learning, are predominantly intellectual and varied in character, and require consistent use of discretion and judgment.

• Coordinate with outside vendors for laboratory, livestock, and farm supplies.

• Organize work schedules for all farm employees and coordinate with Human Resources.

• Collaborate with principal investigator and graduate students in preparing and performing research projects.

• Evaluate, select, and apply standard techniques of routine research; keep detailed records of data.

• Install, operate, and/or repair research equipment.

• Summarize results for inclusion in scientific and clientele-oriented publications.

• Perform general laboratory maintenance and record keeping.

• Perform general farm tasks and animal husbandry.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.

• Two years of related professional experience.

• Strong background in cattle management and production systems.

• Excellent verbal communication skills.

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

• Ability to effectively utilize a computer and applicable software to present data and perform other compute related tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in animal science or related field.

• Experience in general laboratory tasks. 

• Experience with record keeping.

What You Need to Know

Salary: Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate’s qualifications.

Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?

When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums 
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays  
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas  
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife

Applicant Instructions

Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.