Temporary Summer Field Assistant (Full-time) - Cornell Agricultural Experiment Station, Willsboro, NY

   

Temporary Agricultural Worker- Field Assistant (Full-time)

Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station

Willsboro Research Farm

Willsboro, NY

Who We Are:

CALS is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and Cornell University’s second-largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education, and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: natural and human systems; food, energy, and environmental resources; and social, physical, and economic well-being.

The Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES) advances research on food and agriculture systems, the environment, applied economics, and community and individual development. By doing so, Cornell AES improves people’s lives and contributes towards Cornell’s Land Grant mission of discovery, engagement, and advancement of learning.

This 352-acre farm is located along Lake Champlain at the base of Willsboro Point. The farm has both clay and sandy soils, permitting a range of field experiments for optimizing management of agricultural resources. Fifty-two specially constructed field-scale drainage plots provide researchers with a unique opportunity to develop and test crop fertilizer application practices that are agriculturally, environmentally and economically sound. In support of the region's important dairy sector, several studies are designed to improve forage production systems.

What you will do:

The temporary summer field assistant will help maintain the horticultural and agronomic field experiments at the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm.

• Planting

• Weeding

• Lawn mowing and edge trimming

• Harvesting a range of crops including strawberries, juneberries, honeyberries, aroniaberries, elderberries, forage and grain sorghums, sprouting broccoli and cabbage.

• Assist with data and sample collection and processing

What We Need:

• Basic computer skills.

• Strong communication skills

• Must have reliable transportation to be able to get to the job site independently.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision .

• Must be able to lift 50 pound repeatedly throughout the day and lift, bend, kneel, and climb ladders.

• Be able to work outside in all types of weather.

This is a full-time, 39 hour per week, May 2025 through September 2025, located at Cornell University’s Willsboro Research Farm in Willsboro, NY. This is not a benefits eligible position.

Pay range for this position is $18.50 - $20.00 per hour.

This position is not benefits eligible.

This position is not available for Visa Sponsorship

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University Job Title:

Temporary Agricultural Worker

Job Family:

Temporary Academic Support

Level:

No Grade - Hourly

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

Pay Range:

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Remote Option Availability:

Onsite

Company:

Contact Name:

Denise Smith

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