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Student Technical Assistant - Smoke Lab Research

Oregon State University

Oregon State University

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Corvallis, OR, USA
Posted 6+ months ago
Position Information
Job Title Student Technical Assistant - Smoke Lab Research
Appointment Type Student Employee
Job Location Corvallis
Position Appointment Percent 100
Appointment Basis 12
Pay Method Hourly
Pay Period 16th - 15th of the following month
Pay Date Last working day of the month
Remote or Hybrid option?
Min Hourly Rate $14.20 (Standard); $13.20 (Non-Urban); $15.45 (Portland Metro)
Max Hourly Rate $21.00 (Standard); $18.50 (Non-Urban); $21.50 (Portland Metro)
Position Summary
This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Technical Assistant positions for the Department of Food Science and Technology (FST) at Oregon State University (OSU).
This position performs research or field work, in support of academic faculty Tomasino research program.
Position Duties
70% of the candidate’s responsibilities will be to assist with lab related projects. This includes participation in the growing of barley in a greenhouse for use as a feedstock for smoke generation, feedstock harvesting and processing, smoking of targeted grape/wine samples, sampling and chemical analyses of all such feedstocks and samples, and assisting with winemaking and other tasks associated with the project.
20% of the candidate’s responsibilities will be to assist with sensory analysis performed during the year. Duties include labeling glassware, setting up for tasting panels, going through surveys, cleaning up after tasting panels.
10% of the candidate’s responsibilities will include general laboratory tasks including cleaning glassware, updating chemical inventory, organizing of chemical freezers and fridges, updating operating procedures etc.
Minimum Qualifications
Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/stu-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

  • Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
  • Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
  • Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
    • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
    • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
    • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
    • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
    • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.
Additional Required Qualifications
  • Must be a student in the College of Agriculture, College of Life Science, or College of Science
  • Must have taken and successfully completed or be enrolled (summer 2024) in CH231-233, BI212.
  • The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in both written and oral English.
Preferred (Special) Qualifications
  • Be in an active Viticulture & Enology program or Food Science & Technology program
  • Have prior experience in wine industry
  • Successfully (B or better) completed organic chemistry or biochemistry
  • Experience with analytical chemistry
  • Completed or enrolled in statistics courses
Working Conditions / Work Schedule
  • To be determined by hiring unit. Conditions vary depending on location.
  • May include travel to and from research sites.
  • May require walking, standing, bending and stooping for extended periods.
  • May require maneuvering and transporting heavy objects, need to be able to lift 50 pounds regularly.
  • May require working with or around chemicals, caustic compounds or hazardous materials.

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