Job ID: Location: Main Campus - UCR Schedule: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Category: Science and Research Salary: $43,952 - $60,322 Full/Part Time: Full-time(100%) Organization: College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences Department: Peggy Mauk Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Position Information: Under supervision, incumbents perform semi-skilled task to provide for establishing and maintaining irrigation for all research fields at Agricultural Operation Experiment Station. Operate and service various gates and valves to control rates of flow with furrow, drip, mini-sprinkler, and surface sprinkler systems. Use of University truck to haul equipment and to travel between work locations. Clean drain stands and furrows, unplug sprinkler emitters, flush mini-sprinkler lateral pipelines, repair damaged sprinkler hoses, and clean reservoirs. Connect furrows in orchards and plots. Regulate irrigation water applied to research plots and orchards. Follow irrigation schedule provided by the immediate supervisor. Record keeping, report daily changes to irrigation system, and other duties as assigned. Set up of irrigation systems in new and establishment research plots and surface pipe systems.
The full salary range for the Agricultural Technician is $21.05 - $28.89 per hour. However, the expected pay scale for this position is $21.05 - $22.81 per hour. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.
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As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
***Please note the realized minimum pay for this position will be $25 an hour.***
Requirements: Requirements
Experience Requirements
Minimum of 1 year of experience
Required
Experience in a research facility.
Preferred
License Requirements
Required to hold valid driver's license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies/procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.
EPA Pesticide Training Card (can be obtained through the department)
Required
Special Conditions Special
Overtime
Required
Minimum Requirements
Ability to read, write and perform basic arithmetic calculations.
Demonstrated skills in using agricultural irrigation systems.
Skills in communicating effectively with co-workers, supervisor and researchers.
Ability to operate light and or non-complex Agricultural equipment.
Ability to operate university truck.
Knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
Additional Information: Additional Information
In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
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UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
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UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
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General Information AGRICULTURAL TCHN 008542 Peggy Mauk Ramon Noriega
Department Custom Scope Under supervision, incumbents perform semi-skilled task to provide for establishing and maintaining irrigation for all research fields at Agricultural Operation Experiment Station.
Key Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities DescriptionPercent Time
Operate and service various gates and valves to control rates of flow with furrow, drip, mini-sprinkler, and surface sprinkler systems. Use of University truck to haul equipment and to travel between work locations.
25%
Clean drain stands and furrows, unplug sprinkler emitters, flush mini-sprinkler lateral pipelines, repair damaged sprinkler hoses, and clean reservoirs.
20%
Connect furrows in orchards and plots.
15%
Regulate irrigation water applied to research plots and orchards.
15%
Follow irrigation schedule provided by the immediate supervisor. Record keeping, report daily changes to irrigation system, and other duties as assigned.
15%
Set up of irrigation systems in new and establishment research plots and surface pipe systems.