Applications are invited for a field technician position at the University of Maryland/Agricultural Research Service. The candidate will assist in several phases of a large-scale research project on the environmental and agronomic benefits of cover crop cultivation in the Mid-Atlantic.
Project Scope: Agriculture contributes about 42% of the nitrogen entering the Chesapeake Bay. The 2025 goal of the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) is to reduce agriculture’s N loading by 20%. Cover cropping is an important best management practice (BMP) to recycle and conserve N in soil-crop-livestock systems by sequestering N that might otherwise leach into groundwater. This large-scale project investigates coupled water-nitrogen cycling in cover crop systems across Maryland, Georgia, and North Carolina. Position Description: The individual must be required to perform a variety of technical duties in the laboratory, field, or greenhouse. Applicants should have knowledge of the basic principles of biological science (e.g., soil science, plant pathology, plant physiology, entomology, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, etc.). Please apply online: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/49509 by 24 Feb, 2017
