This recruitment will be used to fill six part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) student technical assistant for the horticulture department at Oregon State University (OSU).

Employees assist in field, greenhouse, and laboratory work to support the Caneberry Breeding Research Program, located at the USDA-Agricultural Research Service – Horticultural Crops Research Lab in Corvallis, OR (campus location), Oregon State University Lewis Brown Farm (research site) and at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC), Aurora, OR (research site)

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Professionalism, Career & Self-Development

(field) raspberry and blackberry management and data collection, planting, hoeing/weeding, mowing, trellis building, plant training, pruning, fruit harvest, cross-pollination, recording data;

(lab) fruit experiments, fruit sample analysis, data collection on plants and fruit samples, data entry into spreadsheets, preparing plant tissue culture media/solutions, plant tissue culture and propagation, dishes and housekeeping;

(greenhouse) planting/transplanting, labeling, watering/fertilizing plants, pruning, cleaning pots and work areas

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

*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.

Student employees will have the opportunity to begin working part-time prior to the beginning of summer, and, if desired, may continue working part-time during fall, winter, and spring terms subject to their performance.

Work is performed indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions. Student employees are limited to 40 hrs per week during summer and 20 hrs per week during class terms and during term breaks. Students will receive laboratory, greenhouse, and farm safety training through OSU.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1. A Resume/Vita

2. A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position

For additional information please contact: Patrick Jones at patrick.jones@oregonstate.edu

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.