Graduate Research Assistant

Advisor: Dr. Travis Hoffman Contract Duration: 08/16/2021-05/31/2021 Stipend: $18000/year (20 hours/week) Responsibilities: Take courses applicable to a M.S. Degree with a Local Meats & Sheep Reproduction focus Conduct research projects as assigned with a goal of completed thesis and research/journal and Extension articles. Be a positive ambassador of NDSU and the Animal Sciences Department Provide Graduate Extension Assistantship Outputs: Create expected meat cutout yield of beef, pork, lamb, and chevon infographics. Create publications or fact sheets addressing current industry topics related to regulations and a "roadmap" for developing your marketing plan of local foods. Create curriculum to accompany the butcher beef cut model for Extension agents. Conduct Spring Local Meats webinar series and regional trainings as requested. Collaborate with NDSU Small Farms Team, FCW Extension, and Minnesota Local Foods Advisory Committee for curriculum development, and to enhance reach and amplify message of local meat production/consumption. Assistantship appointments may vary in length and are contingent upon the availability of funding. Terms on duties and responsibilities will be provided on the graduate assistantship contract. Students must be registered for graduate credit each semester (fall and spring) they receive an assistantship and must be in good academic standing and maintaining satisfactory progress toward their degree. In addition, international students must maintain the appropriate residency status. Teaching assistants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency (refer to section titled "English Language Proficiency Procedures for Graduate Teaching Assistants"). Students offered a graduate teaching or graduate service assistantship must consent to a criminal background check. This includes graduate researchers teaching in a lab. Students placed on Academic Warning may retain their assistantship. Students placed on Probation may no longer receive an assistantship. Required annual training must be completed within 30 days of start date and yearly thereafter. About Us: North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student focused, land-grant, research university. We educate leaders who solve national and global challenges by providing affordable access to an excellent education that combines teaching and research in a rich learning environment. NDSU is in the highest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, R1, granted to the top research institutions in the country. NDSU has offices across the state of North Dakota, and the main campus is in Fargo, on the Minnesota border. Along with Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo forms one of the largest metropolitan centers between Minneapolis and Seattle. The community is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live. NDSU is committed to fostering a community where differences are recognized as strengths. Rooted in our land-grant mission, we work together to meet the needs of North Dakota and its communities through education, research and outreach. Equal Opportunity Statement: NDSU does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable. Direct inquiries to: Vice Provost, Title IX/ADA Coordinator, Old Main 201, NDSU Main Campus, Fargo, ND, 58108, View phone number on click.appcast.io, View email address on click.appcast.io. recblid vhhd3hobnvvogpkqk4lqfhrc65clnx North Dakota State University