Marine biologist Jobs in St Louis, MO

Biologist - Controlled Environment - 3 openings!!

Contract full time hours (usually gets extended or might become permanent)

Duration : 6 months + (to start with)

Pay : $27 per hour, health benefits

Qualifications - Experience in controlled environment and growing plants is preferred.

Commercial greenhouse experience would qualify.

Education - Associates or Bachelors degree in agronomy, biology, horticulture, or other life sciences.

Role Description / Duties :

• Studies the basic principles of plant life and the effects of varying environmental and physical conditions
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field
• Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Performs a variety of tasks
• Works under general supervision; typically reports to a supervisor or manager
• A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required
• Will be working with row crops (canola, corn, cotton, and soybeans) in greenhouses and growth chamber settings
• Duties will vary from day to day, but will include sowing, plant care, discarding, cleaning, transplanting, harvesting, and seed processing
• Position requires standing for long periods of time
• Detail orientation is required due to nature of work
• Elevated temperatures will occur in greenhouses in warmer months