Farm Manager

Job Description

This position provides direct support and managerial oversight for farm operations at Virginia Tech's Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center (Tidewater AREC) located in Suffolk, Virginia. The Tidewater AREC is one of eleven off campus units within Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

In this role the Research Farm and Operations Manager coordinates farm operations and maintenance on the 465-acre AREC with nine resident faculty members and a large technical support staff conducting research programs in production of economically important crops including soybean, cotton, peanut, corn, grain sorghum and small grains.

The individual in this position is responsible for conducting farming operations at the AREC in a coordinated manner with faculty and staff as required to achieve the research and Extension mission of the AREC. This includes oversight and maintenance of land, equipment and infrastruc...