RESEARCH FARM ASSISTANT 2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4782529)  RESEARCH FARM ASSISTANT 2 Salary $2,272.00 - $4,089.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number R00101704 Department LSU Agricultural Center Opening Date 01/08/2025 Closing Date 1/21/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits Supplemental Information Research Farm Assistant 2 + Pay Scale: WS206 + Position Number: R00101704 + Location: Central Research Station, Baton Rouge, LA + Minimum Requirements: One year of experience in the care of animals; the general care of crops, shrubs, or plants; or farm-related equipment and machinery operation. For more information and Substitutions contactwww.civilservice.louisiana.govor the AgCenter HRM office. + Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience section of the application. Please list all work experience. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official application. + No testing required. + Apply online athttps://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU + Application Deadline: 1/21/2025 or until suitable candidate is identified. The LSU Agricultural Center is a statewide campus of the LSU System and provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: One year of experience in the care of animals; the general care of crops, shrubs, or plants; or farm-related equipment and machinery operation; OR Six semester hours in an agricultural field. Job Concepts Function of Work: To provide specialized routine repetitive care and maintenance of animals, crops, equipment, and facilities in a research/experimental environment. Level of Work: Experienced. Supervision Received: General from higher-level personnel. Supervision Exercised: None, although employees may assist and train lower level personnel. Location of Work: State Universities; Agricultural Research Facilities. Job Distinctions: Differs from a Research Farm assistant 1 by the presence of responsibilities which require knowledge of complex farming practices and by requirements for skilled equipment operation to perform complex tasks. Examples of Work Operates complex farm machinery/equipment to perform exacting field production techniques, i.e. chemical application, close cultivation, setting up beds, plot harvesting, etc. Cares for livestock including: mixing and administering feed, transporting, administering medication, checking health, breeding, and milking cows. Makes adjustments and repairs to farm equipment. Keeps simple records on feed mix ingredients, consumption, produce mortality, seed, and other farming operations. Learns to lay out research plots. Performs comparable farming tasks in other agricultural research areas such as forestry, aquaculture, agricultural engineering, etc. Performs related tasks as assigned. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others Agency State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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