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CSU’s Department of Animal Sciences’ Eastern Colorado Research Center, located in Akron, Colorado, is a ranch consisting of 3,760 acres which was purchased by Colorado State University in 1952. The present facilities consist of more than 35 fenced pastures of native and seeded rangeland, 22 feedlot pens with 640 feet of bunkspace, enclosed working facilities with chute and scales for working and weighing the livestock. The Eastern Colorado Research Center is located midway between Akron and Sterling and is part of a network of 8 research centers (9 sites) overseen by the College of Agricultural Sciences throughout the state.

The Department of Animal Sciences has the unique mission of serving Colorado’s large and diverse livestock industries. Research, teaching and extension outreach activities in the Department of Animal Sciences focus on developing industry leaders and improving profitable production of horses and food animals through the application of science and technology, resource management and food product enhancement, with emphasis on addressing societal issues concerning food safety, product quality and value, animal care and management, and environmental impacts of animal agriculture.

Ranch office operations, including accounting, research data and record maintenance, office management and maintenance, and HR liaison for new hires paperwork and hourly timesheet verification/submission with payroll.

Ensure compliance with and proper accounting of research funds from AES, external agencies and/or private customers. Maintain accounting records. Develop and monitor budgets and prepare financial reports. Specific duties include:

Create, update, and monitor project record-keeping data systems. Compile data and prepare reports. Determine best method to efficiently and effectively gather, input, and maintain cattle data. Data includes: calving; breeding (who bred, bull, pregnancy check results), and breeding percentages.

Utilizing Cattlemax-input above data and maintain records (and related invoices) by:

Manage project human resources functions:

Interested applicants must submit no later then 10/20/25:

Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

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