Recruitment Number 22-0803*

Salary: $3,846 to $4,677 per month (SR-16, Step C to H)

Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

A continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

Supervises and/or conducts all operations and procedures in support of agricultural research; may be in charge of an experiential farm; and performs other duties as required.

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:

General Experience: One (1) year of work experience in the operation of a farm or related agricultural laboratory or industry which provided exposure to basic agricultural/farm activities. This experience must demonstrate that the applicant possesses knowledge of basic farming methods, routine agricultural work operations and processes; and the ability to use standard agricultural tools and equipment, perform manual and repetitive work, read, understand and follow oral and written instructions, and perform arithmetic computations.

Examples of qualifying General Experience are: planting and harvesting pineapples, controlling weeds among growing crops, caring for plants in a nursery (watering, weeding, fertilizing, transplanting); or participating in laboratory studies of plant diseases.

Specialized Experience: Three (3) years of non-professional or technical work experience performing agricultural activities in situations involving recordation, comparison, evaluation, experimentation and drawing of conclusions from data; and which provides the applicant with knowledge of precision research work methods. This experience must demonstrate that the applicant possesses the ability to perform arithmetic calculations, record data and recognize diseased plants; and knowledge of experimental design requirements and farming methods in the form of two or more of the following: crop propagation; care of farm animals and poultry; safety precautions and use of fertilizers, insecticides or herbicides; care and use of pastures; care of farm tools and equipment.

Supervisory Aptitude: For the Agricultural Research Technician V, applicants must posses supervisory aptitude. Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involved some supervisory responsibilities or aspects of supervision; by serving as a group or team leader, or in similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist; or by completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments, or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.

Selective Certification Requirement: Applicants must, within six (6) months from the date of hire, obtain a certificate as a Commercial Applicator of Restricted Pesticides, Category 10, and obtain medical clearance, training, and fit-testing to use a respirator.

License: Applicants must possess a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.

Lifting and Carrying: Applicants must be able to lift and carry items of various weights with or without reasonable accommodation.

Substitutions Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements, will apply.