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Assistant Herd Caretaker, East TN AgResearch & Education Center: UTIA

Position Number: 6250201
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Agriculture - Animal Science

Assistant Herd Caretaker, East TN AgResearch & Education Center: UTIA
Knoxville, TN, United States

Job Identification: 3097
Job Category: Ag & Nat Resources
Posting Date: 05/23/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 3229 Ellejoy Road, Walland, TN, 37886, US (On-site)

Job Description
Position performs agricultural duties including livestock care, farm labor, equipment/machinery operation, and assists research personnel. Duties also include general animal husbandry activities such as milking and feeding cows. Completes other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the care and welfare of research livestock. Assists in general animal husbandry activities such as milking and feeding cows.
Farm labor and agricultural duties in support of university research projects and milk production, operates farm equipment/machinery. Cleans and maintains work environment/facilities. Assists researchers.
Assists with special events such as field days, tour groups, and classes.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

Education: NIA
Experience: One year farm or other agricultural experience
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Knowledge of livestock and agricultural operations.
- Ability to work with large farm animals/livestock.
- Ability to assist in gathering samples and minor medical procedures.
- Ability to perform agricultural/manual labor in inclement climatic conditions.
- Skilled to operate machinery/equipment including tractors, trucks, forage harvesting equipment.
- Ability to work well in a team atmosphere.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment visa status.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or GED
Experience: Three years farm or other agricultural experience.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Knowledge of milking and feeding dairy cows.
- Skills to operate and maintain farm equipment.

Work Location

Knoxville, TN - Onsite

Compensation and Benefits

UT market range: MR04
Anticipated hiring range: $15
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Application Instructions

For best consideration applicants should submit the below materials before 06/01/2025

Resume
Minimum of 3 references

About The College/Department/Division

One of ten AgResearch and Education Centers located throughout Tennessee, the East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center serves as a field laboratory providing experimental plots, lands, livestock, orchards, equipment, and other types of support for research programs developed by AgResearch scientists. The Center was established on land purchased by the university in 1869. Since that time, six units have been added, increasing the Center's land to 1,968 acres.

About Us
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees-the Volunteers-who uphold the university's tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee's flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy's largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices that attract and retain a diverse community and that support a culture where everyone matters and belongs.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as "Best Employer for New Graduates," "One of America's Best Large Employers," and "Best Workplace for Women," and has been designated as "Best Place for Working Parents" by Forbes Magazine.

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!

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