Research Assistant - Lethbridge, Canada - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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Lethbridge, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Description

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Science and Technology Branch
Lethbridge (Alberta)
EG-04
$63,720 to $77,523
For further information on the organization, please visit Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Discover the interesting work we do at Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Videos

Closing date: 24 May :59, Pacific Time

Who can apply:
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Important messages:

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process.

If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation.

All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

As one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is proud to celebrate our achievement in creating a diverse, respectful, and positive workplace where all employees are valued and recognized for their unique qualities, ideas, voices and perspectives.

We are dedicated to building and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, representative of all Canadians regardless of race, ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic background or lived experience.

By embracing diversity and inclusion, our department ensures broader discussions, better decisions, and a more positive workplace.

Duties:

Setting up of seed for field planting, including treating seed, preparation of tests for multiple locations, arranging seed in planting order, organise various nurseries, packing, shipping to various locations.
Seeding of various types of plots (yield, bulk rows, head rows, etc.) using tractor and specialized seeders.
Staking of breeding plots in the field, maintaining plots, mowing pathways, roguing off types.
Collecting various agronomic data from the field (yield, height, heading days, maturity, lodging, disease and insect damage, etc.).
Carrying out specific agronomic treatments in experiments (e

g:
herbicide, fungicide and fertilizer treatments, growth regulators, etc.).

Preparing for harvesting of grain plots, includin

g:
labelling bags, arranging them in harvest order etc.

Harvesting heads, rows and small plots using head threshers, stationary combines and plot combines.
Arranging of seed in test order, weighing, cleaning and collecting grain data (test weight, thousand kernel weight, falling number, and protein concentration).
Analyzing of data using breeding program software and other statistical packages, and assist in interpreting results and generating reports based on the analysis.
Setting up of seed for indoor planting of seed increases, crossing blocks and transplanting into field settings.
Ability to complete emasculations and cross pollinations in order complete crossing blocks to generate new winter wheat germplasm.
Maintenance of plants in greenhouse and growth rooms. Assists in developing new protocols and modifying existing protocols.
Evaluation of experimental materials for resistance to the wheat curl mite, Russian wheat aphid, and various fungal diseases.
Organization and cataloging of seed using software.
Maintenance of seed collections.
Responsible for hiring, training and supervision of student and casual labour.
Maintenance of equipment and purchasing equipment for the program.
Other plant breeding related duties as required.

Work environment:

AAFC is committed to diversity and inclusion.

We have several networks dedicated to ensuring that the department continues to grow as an inclusive, accessible, respectful and diverse workplace.

All employees are encouraged and welcomed to join the networks and participate in their activities and events.

The Gender and Sexual Diversity Inclusiveness Network
The Indigenous Network Circle
The Managers' Community
The Persons with Disabilities Network
The Student Panel of Representatives for Orientation, Unity and Training
The Visible Minorities Network
The Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network
The Young Professional's Network

Intent of the process:

Immediate need: 1 full-time temporary position (from July 2023 to March 2026).

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, and there is a temporary need, he/she may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide:

Your résumé.

B. Sc.

degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in Agriculture, Plant Biology, Genetics, or other acceptable specialization relevant to the position.

If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards