Research Technician II

Job Title
Research Technician II

Agency
Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department
Animal Science

Proposed Minimum Salary
$16.00 hourly

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.


Click here to learn more about how you can be a part of AgriLife and make a difference in the world!


Position Information

The Research Technician II, under general supervision performs semi-skilled, technical support research work involving performance of assignments requiring modification and adaptation to routine procedures. Work is performed under general supervision with evaluation based on the successful completion of tasks assigned. AISLS lab is seeking a Research Technician for the ANSCI AI Lab's INRMP Modernization Initiative. In this role, he/she supports the development of an AI-enabled Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) engine and contributes to the creation of a dynamic "living" INRMP framework. His primary responsibilities include data curation, corpus engineering, preprocessing, structuring, and enabling machine-readable INRMP content for downstream AI/ML workflows.

This position is essential to ensuring the reliability, integrity, and usability of all INRMP-related datasets powering Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), standardized content libraries, and prototype system architectures.

Responsibilities:

-INRMP Data Corpus Development & Management

-Data Preprocessing & Structuring

-Support for AI INRMP Engine Development

-Data Integration for "Living" INRMP Framework

-Contribution to Standardization & Retro-fitting Tasks

-Collaboration & Project Coordination

-Collects samples and measurement data from experiments. Implements and maintains data collection and summarization of field trials.
-Performs analysis and tests. Makes and records observations and scientific measurement.
-Extracts, collects and compiles data. Computes quantitates and extends projections.
-Assembles and operates technical equipment.
-Performs other duties as assigned.
-Assists senior staff members in conducting major field experiments and consults in developing procedures.

Required Qualifications:
-High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
-Three years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

-Strong experience in data engineering and document-centric data processing.

-Expertise in transforming unstructured documents into structured formats (XML/JSON/semantic layers).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
-Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

-Strong experience in data engineering and document-centric data processing.

-Expertise in transforming unstructured documents into structured formats (XML/JSON/semantic layers).

-Working knowledge of RAG pipelines, LLM data curation, or AI system data requirements.

-Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including AI/ML specialists, natural resources analysts, and integration engineers.

-Ability to lift moderately heavy objects. Ability to exert heavy force.

-Work beyond normal business hours and/or work on weekends.

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 package 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 received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.


Required Documents

CV/ Resume


Cover letter


List of references


Certifications/ additional documentation

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/Veterans/Disability Employer.