Student Technical Assistant - DeWitt Lab

Oregon State University

Oregon State University

IT
USD 15.05-21.5 / hour
Posted on Jul 9, 2025
Position Information
Job Title Student Technical Assistant - DeWitt Lab
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 $15.05 (Standard); $14.05 (Non-Urban); $16.30 (Portland Metro)
Max Hourly Rate $21.50 (Standard); $19.50 (Non-Urban); $22.00 (Portland Metro)
Position Summary
This recruitment is to fill (1) part-time (fewer than 20 hours per week) Graduate Student Laboratory Assistant Position in the DeWitt Lab in the Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology at Oregon State University.

The laboratory is located on campus in the Agriculture & Life Sciences Building.
The DeWitt Lab uses a combination of in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro approaches to understand the effects of exposure to environmental contaminants on the immune and nervous systems. The position requires performing routine technical and specialized tasks that may include handling of live mammalian models, tissues, and cells, and various biological and biochemical assays with tissues and cells. The individual must be detail oriented, adaptable, and willing to manage their time around experimental schedules. The individual also will lead a dermal exposure study in live mammalian models, including evaluation of all outcome measures.
Position Duties
70% development of in vivo immune functional assays
  • Lead development of methods for in vivo immune functional assays following dermal exposures in a live mammalian model. Will involve developing written protocols, experimental timelines, dosing procedures, and following protocols for various outcome measures.
30% general operation related
  • Assist with other laboratory experiments involving mammalian models, tissues, and cells, as needed, maintain laboratory data and follow data quality assurance plans, assist with organizing and inventorying electronic laboratory data.
Minimum Qualifications
  • 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
  • Experience with quality control and/or quality assurance.
  • Comfortable with basic Microsoft software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • The applicant must be organized and dependable.
  • The applicant must be willing to work independently and within a team environment.
  • The applicant must be able to follow written and oral instructions.
Preferred (Special) Qualifications
A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity and supporting an inclusive laboratory environment.
Working Conditions / Work Schedule