Research Technician - Tech 3 (AESES)
About the role
Plant Science
Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences
Position number: 37772
Date posted: May 5, 2026
Job details
Research Technician - Tech 3 (AESES)
New Project Full-Time (Grant Funded)
Full-time:
Yes
Permanent:
No
Work schedule:
35 Hours/week (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)
Salary:
$23.13 to $33.29 per hour ($42,096.60 to $60,587.80 per annum)
Appointment Dates
May 25, 2026 to May 25, 2027
Trial/Probation period:
840 hours worked
For more information please contact: Dr. Dilshan Benaragama - dilshan.benaragama@umanitoba.ca (2044748221)
Qualifications
MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related study area, including laboratory analysis techniques required.
OR
- Completion of a Community College course in a related discipline with one years = directly-related experience required.
OR
- High school completion with job-related options with a minimum of four years = directly-related experience required.
EXPERIENCE:
- Experience conducting agronomic research required.
- Experience using and maintaining field and lab research equipment (handheld and hydraulic soil samplers, weather stations and data loggers, neutron probe, GPS, soil and plant grinders, grain cleaning equipment) required.
- Experience collecting and organizing agronomic field data and samples, maintaining trial history records, and basic data analysis using R or SAS software required.
- Writing research reports required.
- An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Current working knowledge of common agricultural crop production practices used in Western Canada (small grains, oilseeds, legumes, row crops, and forage crops) required.
- Agronomic research techniques (soil sampling, biomass harvesting, plant stand assessment, crop phenology ratings, scouting for crop pests) required.
- Experimental record keeping, data compilation, statistical analysis required.
- Ability to create spreadsheets (Excel) and presentations (PowerPoint), summary reports (Word), and summary statistics and graphing data (Excel and SAS) required.
- Experience with GIS software would be an asset.
- Ability to coordinate a summer field research program required.
- Ability to exercise sound judgement when solving field research problems required.
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team required.
- Multi-tasking and time management skills required.
- Ability to train and supervise summer students required.
- Ability to assist with graduate student projects required.
- Ability to train and coordinate Tech 2 research technicians and summer students required.
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal) required.
- Physically capable of performing the duties as assigned, which may include mobility (walking, kneeling, bending), moderate to heavy lifting (50 lb seed or fertilizer bags), and working outside in hot/wet/cold conditions during the field season required.
- Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.
OTHER JOB RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid driver’s license required. Class 3 driver’s license required.
Key responsibilities
- Execute small plot and field scale research experiments under direction of the supervising professor at the University of Manitoba Carman and Glenlea Research stations, Fort Gary Campus, and on-farm locations.
- Assist in preparing experimental materials for planting or deployment in the field.
- Establish, maintain, and harvest field research plots.
- Collect, organize, and process research samples.
- Conduct preliminary statistical analysis of research data.
- Assist in operating, calibrating, and maintaining field and lab research equipment.
- Prepare for and participate in field tours of research plots.
- Supervise 1-4 summer students, or other casual help in field and lab duties. Assist graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the execution of their project research work. Provide guidance in areas where the candidate is qualified.
- Requisition laboratory and field supplies as well as source experimental materials under direction of the supervising professor.
- Execute library research, scan images, and assist in creating presentations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Additional information
The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).
If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.
Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of "The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act" (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.
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Research Technician - Tech 3 (AESES)
About the role
Plant Science
Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences
Position number: 37772
Date posted: May 5, 2026
Job details
Research Technician - Tech 3 (AESES)
New Project Full-Time (Grant Funded)
Full-time:
Yes
Permanent:
No
Work schedule:
35 Hours/week (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)
Salary:
$23.13 to $33.29 per hour ($42,096.60 to $60,587.80 per annum)
Appointment Dates
May 25, 2026 to May 25, 2027
Trial/Probation period:
840 hours worked
For more information please contact: Dr. Dilshan Benaragama - dilshan.benaragama@umanitoba.ca (2044748221)
Qualifications
MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related study area, including laboratory analysis techniques required.
OR
- Completion of a Community College course in a related discipline with one years = directly-related experience required.
OR
- High school completion with job-related options with a minimum of four years = directly-related experience required.
EXPERIENCE:
- Experience conducting agronomic research required.
- Experience using and maintaining field and lab research equipment (handheld and hydraulic soil samplers, weather stations and data loggers, neutron probe, GPS, soil and plant grinders, grain cleaning equipment) required.
- Experience collecting and organizing agronomic field data and samples, maintaining trial history records, and basic data analysis using R or SAS software required.
- Writing research reports required.
- An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Current working knowledge of common agricultural crop production practices used in Western Canada (small grains, oilseeds, legumes, row crops, and forage crops) required.
- Agronomic research techniques (soil sampling, biomass harvesting, plant stand assessment, crop phenology ratings, scouting for crop pests) required.
- Experimental record keeping, data compilation, statistical analysis required.
- Ability to create spreadsheets (Excel) and presentations (PowerPoint), summary reports (Word), and summary statistics and graphing data (Excel and SAS) required.
- Experience with GIS software would be an asset.
- Ability to coordinate a summer field research program required.
- Ability to exercise sound judgement when solving field research problems required.
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team required.
- Multi-tasking and time management skills required.
- Ability to train and supervise summer students required.
- Ability to assist with graduate student projects required.
- Ability to train and coordinate Tech 2 research technicians and summer students required.
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal) required.
- Physically capable of performing the duties as assigned, which may include mobility (walking, kneeling, bending), moderate to heavy lifting (50 lb seed or fertilizer bags), and working outside in hot/wet/cold conditions during the field season required.
- Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.
OTHER JOB RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid driver’s license required. Class 3 driver’s license required.
Key responsibilities
- Execute small plot and field scale research experiments under direction of the supervising professor at the University of Manitoba Carman and Glenlea Research stations, Fort Gary Campus, and on-farm locations.
- Assist in preparing experimental materials for planting or deployment in the field.
- Establish, maintain, and harvest field research plots.
- Collect, organize, and process research samples.
- Conduct preliminary statistical analysis of research data.
- Assist in operating, calibrating, and maintaining field and lab research equipment.
- Prepare for and participate in field tours of research plots.
- Supervise 1-4 summer students, or other casual help in field and lab duties. Assist graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the execution of their project research work. Provide guidance in areas where the candidate is qualified.
- Requisition laboratory and field supplies as well as source experimental materials under direction of the supervising professor.
- Execute library research, scan images, and assist in creating presentations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Additional information
The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).
If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.
Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of "The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act" (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.
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About University of Manitoba
We attract people from around the world who share our ideals and vision for positive change. We believe in embracing challenges and taking action. Our students, researchers and alumni bring their unique voices to learning and discovery, shaping new ways of doing things and contributing to important conversations in topics that matter most, from human rights to global health to climate change. We are where imagination and action collide.