Job Title
Technical Assistant I
Agency
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
Department
Soil & Crop Sciences
Proposed Minimum Salary
$16.00 hourly
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
The Technical Assistant I, under supervision, performs a variety of technical duties in the operation and maintenance of a research or teaching laboratory or particular research project in physical sciences, engineering, or life sciences.
Responsibilities:
-Primary responsibilities include sample acceptance, login, pulverization and grinding of soil and plant/forage samples.
-Additional responsibilities may include assisting with soil, plant and water analyses. Routinely operates and assists in the maintenance of drying ovens, soil and plant grinders and other laboratory instrumentation.
-Works with laboratory managers to maintain and updates to the laboratory Standard Operating Procedures documentation.
-Performs data entry and associated computer activities.
-Grinds, reduces, and analyzes a wide variety of product specimens.
-Performs cleaning, sterilizing, and packaging of instruments and equipment.
-Enters daily and monthly charges on the computer.
-Maintains and organizes original and electronic records for operations and safety processes, including data entry for annual chemical inventory.
-Collects and records data and performs mathematical tasks involved in summarizing results of experiments.
-Other duties as required.
Required Education and Experience:
-High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Experience:
-Experience in performing laboratory procedures or assisting in experimental work within the field of specialization.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
-Knowledge of laboratory safety procedures.
-Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
-Strong verbal and written communication skills.
-Ability to work beyond normal office ours and/or work on weekends.
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/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.
What We Do
Texas A&M University has a proud history that stretches back to 1876 when The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas became the first public institution of higher learning in the state of Texas. Nestled in the heart of the Houston-Dallas-Austin triangle, Texas A&M University at College Station is the state's largest university, with nearly 65,000 students calling Aggieland home, and another 5,200 Aggies are studying at branch campuses in Galveston, Texas, and Doha, Qatar. Texas A&M's designation as a land-, sea-, and space-grant institution reflects the superior quality and diverse range of research and innovation occurring on campus daily.
Texas A&M boasts a strong military tradition, having contributed men and women in uniform to every armed conflict since the Spanish-American War. More Aggies commission as officers into the U.S. Armed Forces than any other school outside of the U.S. military academies every year. Student-athletes represent Texas A&M across 18 sports within the Southeastern Conference. Additionally, the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is located on Texas A&M's campus, as is the President and First Lady’s final resting places.
Quick to offer a cheery "Howdy!" to any visitor, Aggies pride themselves on their hospitality and strive to live out the University's core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and selfless service.
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