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Employment Opportunities

This job list is divided into the following sections: Part- and Full-time, and Academic/Extension Positions, and is updated as jobs come in. Detailed descriptions of the jobs listed below are available in the job binder located in the room 219, L.W. Chase Hall. Campus interview schedules and internships listings are posted on the bulletin board by the main stair case on the first floor.

Current students at UNL can access the career center for additional opportunities and company interview schedules, or enroll with the career center for job postings. East campus students can register with the career center in the East Campus Union, room 301. Students can also look for on-line for campus jobs for internships, work-study opportunities and more.

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USDA Agricultural Research Service: wide range of job opportunities for life, physical, and engineering sciences. Summer student employment is available also.

Part-time Positions & Internships

Date: July 7, 2008
Closing date: open until filled
Position: Career intern
Company: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Stockton, CA
Requirements: Graduate in Agricultural Engineering. Workload includes design of animal waste facilities, irrigation system design, and review of designs prepared by private consultants. Salary range: $16.68 - 25.27 hourly.

Date: February 12, 2008
Closing Date: None provided
Position: Internships
Company: Natura Pet Foods, Fremont, NE
Requirements: Openings in engineering, food science and nutrition, animal science, research and development, technical marketing support, production, manufacturing, and logistics. website

Full-time Positions

Date: June 27, 2008
Closing Date: Open until filled
Position: Natural Resources Engineer
Company: Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Services/Surface Water Quality, Pierre, South Dakota
Requirements: Engineer-in-Training/Fundamentals of Engineering license or ability to obtain either is desirable. Travel statewide approximately 25% of time. Must submit example of writing with the application. Successful candidate will be trained in the Incident Command System and will be available to work in South Dakota's Emergency Operations Center during Governor-declared emergencies. Overall, assist with the protection of South Dakota's water quality through the implementation of the state's permitting of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. Complete job description: Job # 80434

Date: June 18, 2008
Closing Date: July 30, 2008
Position: Program Specialist, (Engineering, AgrAbility, Farm Safety)
Company: CSREES/USDA, Washington, D. C.
Requirements: U.S. Citizen, support the processing, engineering, and technology Section Director and the National Program Leaders, as well as sharing responsibility for providing leadership and direction to accomplish program objectives. Apply on-line. Position Number: CSREES-2008-0052

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Academic and Extension

Date: July 11, 2008
Closing Date: October 30, 2008
Position: Assistant or Associate level Professor, Bioresource engineering
Company: McGill University, Canada
Requirements: Ph.D. in engineering to address the following areas: GIS and precision agriculture, mechatronics, agricultural robotics, machine design, automation, instrumentation and control, remote sensing, satellite imagery, and hyperspectral analysis. Teach at undergraduate and graduate level. Tenure track. Must be eligible for membership in a Canadian professional engineering association.

Date: July 11, 2008
Closing Date: October 30, 2008
Position: Assistant or Associate level Professor, Bioresource engineering
Company: McGill University, Canada
Requirements: Ph.D. in engineering that can address several related areas: agricultural water management, water quality, integrated water resource management, watershed systems engineering, or ecohydrology. Lead graduate-level program in integrated water resources management, and teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Affiliated with Brace Centre for Water Resources Management. Tenure track. Must be eligible for membership in a Canadian professional engineering association.

Date: July 11, 2008
Closing date: not provided
Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sensing and imaging
Company: USDA-ARS, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Requirements: Ph.D. in agricultural/biosystems/optical/computer engineering. Develop methods and techniques for characterizing quality and condition of apples and other fruits before and after harvest, and apply imaging, computer and other emerging techniques for assessing and grading fruit in orchard and/or after harvest. Knowledge of mathematics, imaging, and computer is required.

Date: July 9, 2008
Closing Date: Open until suitable candidate identified
Position: Extension Associate II/III (two positions open)
Company: Mississippi State University
Requirements: M.S. in biological or agricultural engineering, or closely related field. 12-month, non-tenure track, 100% extension positions. Work in one or more of the following: grain drying, handling, storage, processing/air quality/livestock housing; energy conservation; power and machinery/machinery management/crop production and harvesting;AgrAbility/farm safety/agromedicine;water quality/waste management/irrigation. Apply on-line.

Date: July 9, 2008
Closing Date: Open until suitable candidate identified
Position: Assistant/Associate Professor in Extension (2 positions open)
Company: Mississippi State University
Requirements: Ph.D. in biological or agricultural engineering, or closely related field. 12-month, 100% extension. The successful candidate is expected to develop an extension program in one or more of the following areas: grain drying, handling, storage and processing; air quality and livestock housing; power and machinery management; crop production and harvesting; energy systems including renewable energy, urban housing, and agricultural applications. Apply on-line.

Date: July 3, 2008
Closing Date: July 31, 2008
Position: Lecturer, Agricultural Mechanization and Business
Company: Clemson University
Requirements:
Minimum of a M.S. in biosystems engineering, agricultural engineering, agricultural mechanization, agricultural systems technology, or similar degree program. Know machine and power systems and either 1) soil and water engineering, 2) environmental control for animals and plants, or 3) post-frame structural design. Desire: skills in shop practices, safety, fabrication, and surveying. Computer skills, 9-month appointment. Encouraged to pursue Ph.D. simultaneously (unless already holding Ph.D.). Teaching begins in August.

Date: June 30, 2008
Closing Date: August 30, 2008
Position: Bioenergy Engineer
Company: Michigan State University, East Lansing
Requirements: Ph.D. in Biosystems/Biological, Chemical/Biochemical Engineering or a closely related discipline. May have joint appointments in the departments of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, and Forestry. 9-month, tenure-track, open rank faculty position.

Date: June 18, 2008
Closing Date: July 15, 2008. Applications accepted until the position is filled.
Position: Assistant Professor/Separation Engineer
Company: South Dakota State University, Brookings
Requirements: Ph.D.
in agricultural & biological engineering, biosystems engineering, biochemical engineer, chemical engineering, or a related discipline. demonstrated collaborative and effective teamwork, interpersonal skills, and effective communication skills. Tenure track. 88% research, 12% teaching, 10 months. Develop a nationally recognized research program that supports biorefinery systems for biological or chemical conversion to bioproducts. separation processes such as azeotropic, extractive, or reactive distillation, supercritical fluid extraction, centrifugal separations or novel hybrid processes involving pervaporation, distillation and liquid membrane separations. Demonstrated grantsmanship and publishing.

Date: June 16, 2008
Closing Date: October 30, 2008; start date is June 1, 2009
Position: Assistant or Associate Professor
Company: McGill University, Canada
Requirements: Ph.D. in agricultural water management, water quality, integrated water resource management, or similar field. Tenure-track position. Lead graduate-level program in integrated water resources management, develop a strong, independent research program supported by external research funds, teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Must be eligible of membership in a Canadian professional engineering association.

Date: June 4, 2008
Closing Date: July 1, 2008; begin Oct. 1, 2008
Position: Natural Resource Specialist
Company: North Carolina Cooperative Extension, NC A & T State University
Requirements: Ph.D. in Natural Resource or Environmental Management.
Three years of professional experience in extension education, research, and/or teaching in these fields. Must be able to travel throughout the state, with overnight stays when required. Must be able to lift and carry training materials as needed. Develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive research-based Extension Program with focus in the following areas: natural resource protection and conservation management, natural resource issues, environments for youth, urban ecosystems. Assist extension personnel. Application materials. Position number 8520

Date: May 12, 2008
Closing Date: May 15, 2008; open until filled
Position: Post-Doc, Hydrology
Company: University of Idaho
Requirements: Ph. D. in biological, agricultural, or related engineering field. Aid in development of Rangeland hydrology and Erosion Model. Apply on-line.
Announcement # 12508082950.

Date: May 5, 2008
Closing Date: May 16, 2008; open until filled
Position: Assistant Professor, Food Engineering
Company: The Ohio State University, Columbus
Requirements: Ph.D. in food, agricultural, biological, chemical, biochemical or closely related engineering field, with an emphasis in food engineering. Tenure-track, joint department appointment. Teach undergraduate, advise graduate students. Develop extramurally funded research program in food engineering.

Date: April 28, 2008
Closing Date: July 1, 2008; open until filled
Position: Assistant/Associate Extension Professor (two openings)
Company: Mississippi State University, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Requirements: Ph.D. in biological or agricultural engineering, or related field. Develop and manage extension programs in one or more in the following: grain drying, handling, storage and processing; air quality and livestock housing; power and machinery management; crop production and harvesting; energy systems including renewable energy; urban housing, and agricultural applications. 100% extension. Apply on-line.

Date: April 25, 2008
Closing Date: May 26, 2008; open until filled
Position: Post-doctoral research position, Irrigation and Evapotranspiration
Company: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
Requirements: Ph.D. in Agricultural or Biological engineering, or a related field, with a strong background in irrigation engineering and evapotranspiration. Demonstrated record of scholarship. Non-tenure leading. Capacity to carry out original, independent, and innovative research under general supervision. Job # 080280.
Apply on-line.

Date: March 6, 2008
Closing Date: May 1, 2008; open until filled
Position: Assistant professor, Research & Extension in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Company: University of Idaho, Twin Falls
Requirements: Ph.D. in agricultural, biological, irrigation, civil or other related engineering field. 12-month appointment, tenure track, 80% research, 20% extension. Desire: irrigation background, soil physics, organic chemistry, soil chemistry and agronomy, water, soil and soil solute sampling and water quality analysis, data analysis, advise graduate students. Complete job description.

Date: Ongoing
Closing Date: Three times in the year
Position: Postdoctoral Research Awards, Senior Research Awards
Company: National Research Council
Requirements: Awards are available for scientists and engineers at all stages of their career. Applicants should hold, or anticipate receiving, an earned doctorate in science or engineering. Degrees from universities abroad should be equivalent in training and research experience to a degree from an U.S. institution. Most awards are open to foreign nationals as well as to U.S. citizens. Learn more.

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