Research Assistant - ACC Student's Only

Research Assistants - Students

Russ Edwards School of Agriculture & Environment

Full time, Term (May 1, 2024, to August 30, 2024)

Competition #142-23/24

Brandon, Manitoba

Salary: $17.00 hour

**This competition is open to ACC students only**

Assiniboine Community College has been providing exceptional learning experiences that have been transforming lives and strengthening Manitoba through applied education and research for more than 60 years.

These positions will provide technical support for the applied research program for the Russ Edwards School of Agriculture and Environment. These positions will work out of the North Hill campus and/or the main Victoria East campus. These positions will work under the direction of senior research staff and are expected to set up and maintain greenhouse and field projects, conduct plant and plot maintenance, and data collection. These positions will provide support for applied research projects including horticulture, greenhouse technologies, soils, growth chamber, small plot, and high tunnel studies.

We will be hiring for the lab processing the soil and plant samples for fungicide trials. Students will be preparing a database to catalogue the soil samples, GPS location information, prepares samples for testing in house and conduct the testing and then prep and shop samples to U of M.

Be Passionate and Take Initiative with these Responsibilities:

• Setup and maintain research projects as per established protocols and researcher oversight.
• Collect research data.
• Assist in preparing reports, presentations, and extension materials.
• Manage and maintain experiments.
• Care for research materials.
• Attend and participate in project meetings.

Be able to deliver results by having:

• Must be highly detail oriented.
• High School or College students
• Maintain the highest standards of accuracy in both written and practical work.
• Knowledge of agriculture and/or horticulture an asset
• Able to work independently or part of a team.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Assiniboine Community College is committed to ensuring that its policies, practices, and systems are free of barriers, emphasize the value of diversity, and promote full participation to ensure dignity, respect, and equal access for all employees. A request for an accommodation or to request this document in an alternative format, can be made at any point during the recruitment process by contacting 204.725.8729 or humanresources@assiniboine.net.

Assiniboine welcomes applications from all qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada, including Indigenous peoples, persons of all abilities, members of visible minorities, all genders and sexual orientations, and all other groups protected by the Human Rights Code.

Assiniboine’s campuses are located on the traditional territories of Treaty No. 1 and Treaty No. 2, and the shared traditional lands of Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dene and Anishinabek/Ojibwe peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.

If you are interested in this career opportunity, please email your resume and cover letter with reference to Competition #142-23/24 to:

careers@assiniboine.net

​​​​​​​We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please contact careers@assiniboine.net to request this document in an alternative format if necessary.