Manager

Job Title

Manager

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Research Director Programs

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

About Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:

• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University
• Texas A&M Forest Service
• Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

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Position Information

Texas A&M AgriLife Research seeks an outstanding, motivated, and organized individual to staff the Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Building. This position will be 12 months and 100% AgriLife Research, located at the Texas A&M RELLIS Innovation and Technology campus, Bryan, Texas. The purpose of this position is to provide coordination and manage general operations and scheduling of the facility and work closely with PIs of the Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Building. This individual will help coordinate multi-research projects and activities across the building as well as compliance and billing. In addition, the individual will coordinate all activities associated with the research, teaching, and extension missions of the land grant system.

Responsibilities:

• Manages projects including planning, designing and implementing
• Manages compliance by writing protocols for animal care and IBC. Ensures protocols are followed and studies are conducted safely and ethically
• Manages and maintains livestock at the building
• Provides training to users and making sure training is up to date
• Manages inventory for lab spaces, order and secure supplies and equipment
• Manages space and research calendar to maximize use of space
• Assists with billing and budgets for users
• Assists with writing research reports and creating presentations
• Assists with collecting and the analysis data
• Assists with drafting and editing of manuscripts
• Coordinates building maintenance and repairs
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Administrative Relationships:

• Reports directly to the director of the Reproduction and Biotechnology Center, College Station, TX. 
• Directs the work of support staff, and other technical personnel and graduate students assigned to the project.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Animal Science, Reproductive Physiology or closely related field and five years of related experience. Or Master degree in Animal Science, Reproductive Physiology or closely related field and three years of related experience. Or Ph.D. in Animal Science, Reproductive Physiology or closely related field and one years of related experience.
• Excellence in verbal and written communication, including a relevant publication record.
• Team-building skills, collaboration capacity, and project management abilities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Highly organized
• Professional demeanor
• Ability to multi-task and establish effective working relationships.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Research experience in reproductive biotechnologies for animals
• Experience with livestock handling, animal husbandry, and animal care protocols

Location and Facilities:

This facility includes research labs, educational spaces, office space, and animal holding and handling areas supporting the university's leadership in animal reproductive science. In pursuit of continual excellence in reproductive technology research, the Center provides dedicated research lab space for emerging technologies and practices for both academic and industry partner use.

Focused on domestic animal reproduction research in small and large ruminants, the Center has a variety of exterior animal holding and handling spaces for specimen collection and hands-on instruction. These areas are segregated by size and type of ruminants, small ruminants such as goats and sheep, large ruminants such as cattle, deer, and transgenic animals. Designated work areas for each group will include cattle and deer chutes for specimen collection, stanchion space for hands-on instruction in cattle palpation and other skills, and prep and recovery spaces for small ruminants before and after surgery. These workspaces are supported by load-out areas, holding pens, and alleyway circulation.

The Center will support hands-on learning augmented by virtual demonstration methods. Training spaces—a multipurpose rooms and seminar rooms, should be integrated with the primary research areas and animal handling spaces to expose students to new techniques and technologies. Selective use of video capture, screen capture, and direct visual observation should be explored and supported in the Center’s research, instructional, and animal handling spaces.

Located on the Texas A&M RELLIS Innovation and Technology campus with ample space for day-use pens, pastures, traps, and other exterior animal spaces, the new Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center has approximately 7,500 assignable square feet which translates to approximately 12,600 gross square feet. In addition to the built facility, the Center includes approximately 11,500 square feet of exterior covered space. The integration of the building with the animal handling spaces is critical to properly transfer and process specimens.

Additional information about Texas A&M AgriLife Research is available at:

Texas A&M AgriLife Research: https://agriliferesearch.tamu.edu/

What You Need to Know

Salary: Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate’s qualifications.

Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?

When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit packing including the following:

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums 
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays  
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas  
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife

Applicant Instructions

Applications will be accepted online in Workday.

Applicants must upload a

• Cover letter (two-page limit)
• CV or Resume
• 3 References with contact information

To be given full consideration, please submit applications by March 05, 2025. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified. The anticipated start date is April 1, 2025.

Questions

Address inquiries to Search Committee Chair:

Dr Ky Pohler, Texas A&M

[email protected]

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.