Seasonal Agricultural Worker - Cooperative Extension Fruit IPM Program

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking Seasonal Agricultural Workers for the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Fruit IPM program. Under the guidance and direction of either the Sr. Program Coordinator/Program Associate of the Fruit IPM program at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center off-Campus farm, these positions perform assistance to the IPM program with field and laboratory work.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Performs regular data collection (1-2 times per week per site), identifying pest presence, identifying beneficial arthropods, completing IPM reports for participating growers, mapping pest presence, entering data into a database, the use of GPS receivers and GIS databases where appropriate, and plant tissue and soil sampling when needed.

Works in commercial blueberry fields, vineyards, and orchards and/or with honeybees.

Shares duties on field ...