Greenhouse and Field Operations Manager [R0152085]

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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Greenhouse and Field Operations Manager – 100% in-person.

ROLE of the POSITION

The successful candidate will be hired into the Research Analyst/Research Associate position classification, with a designated business title of Greenhouse and Field Operations Manager.
The individual will have responsibilities of managing the School of Life Sciences Greenhouse facility on the UNLV main campus (one day per week) and at the Center for Urban water Conservation in North Las Vegas (four days per week). At each facility the duties will include working with faculty and students in the School of Life Sciences to help ensure the success of ongoing research projects. Maintenance of the greenhouse facilities involves maintaining environmental control systems (interacting with Mr. Eric Knight), irrigation, water purification and fertilizer injection systems. Other tasks include handling and applying fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides and cleaning and organizing the head-house and greenhouse bays. In the case of the UNLV greenhouse facility on campus, the individual will work directly with Dr. Jeff Shen. At the Center for Urban water Conservation, the individual hired will oversee the day-to-day maintenance of the 10-acre research site, maintaining the irrigation and pumping system, the lysimeter facility, a weather station research project and interacting with the Cooperative Extension staff housed at the Center. The individual will work directly under the supervision of the Director of the center for Urban Water Conservation, Dr. Dale Devitt.

PROFILE of the School of Life Sciences

UNLV School of Life Sciences: UNLV SoLS (https://www.unlv.edu/lifesciences) maintains a highly active research environment with investigators working on microbiology, ecology and evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, integrative physiology, cellular and molecular biology, biomathematics, and biology education and assessmen