Summer Student/agriculture Research Assistant

7 hours ago

Prince Albert, Canada Conservation Learning Centre Full time

**Summer Student**

The Conservation Learning Centre (CLC) is an Agri-ARM site located 18 km south of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The CLC promotes profitable and sustainable agriculture through research and technology transfer activities of interest to local producers. We also offer a school program to students providing quality learning through hands-on activities at the farm. The CLC is looking to fill positions for both 4 month (May - August) and 6 month (May - October) terms.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Field preparations and flagging of sites
- Seed cleaning, seed treatment, and set up of seeding envelopes
- Seeding of small plot field trials
- Operating small plot field equipment such as tractors, seeders, sprayers, and tillage tools
- Maintaining small plot trials (hand weeding)
- Driving a truck and trailer to move equipment and supplies between sites
- Harvesting fruit and vegetable trials (haskaps)
- Taking accurate and precise field notes during data collection
- Report writing
- Equipment calibration and maintenance
- Assisting technicians and agronomists
- Yard maintenance
- Gardening (planting, weeding, harvest)
- Leading school group tours
- Helping host field days
- Attending local farmer's market

**Skills/Experience**:
**Required**:

- Punctual and reliable
- Ability to spend long hours doing field work and maintaining plots (weeding)
- A high level of attention to detail resulting in consistent outcomes
- Proven problem solving and critical thinking abilities in a team and individual settings
- Exceptional communication and organizational skills
- A valid class 5 driver’s license
- Legal resident of Canada (to comply with funding program restrictions)

**Preferred**:

- Small plot field trial experience and/or farm experience
- Mechanical aptitude with farm machinery
- Currently enrolled in an agricultural or natural science program at a University or College

**Please submit a cover letter and resume to apply.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 4 months

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you possess a valid class 5 driver's license?

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-05-01

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