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BPP Lab - Sutton/Ohkura
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Please see Special Instructions for more details.
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
3. Transcripts
3. Transcripts
For additional information please contact: Mana Ohkura at ohkuram@oregonstate.edu.
OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.
Position Details
Position Information
Job Title
BPP Lab - Sutton/Ohkura
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); $20.50 (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) Lab Assistant position for Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University (OSU).
We are looking for students to help in a fast-paced plant disease diagnostic laboratory where we help growers solve plant health problems. The OSU Plant Clinic needs highly self-motivated and detail-oriented students who can work independently while working as part of a team. Tasks will include culturing fungi and bacteria from plant tissue, purifying bacteria for identification, making nutrient media, washing labware, autoclaving materials, and other essential lab duties. Greenhouse duties are also assigned occasionally, often for fertilizing, transplanting, and weeding the Clinics research plants.
We are looking for students to help in a fast-paced plant disease diagnostic laboratory where we help growers solve plant health problems. The OSU Plant Clinic needs highly self-motivated and detail-oriented students who can work independently while working as part of a team. Tasks will include culturing fungi and bacteria from plant tissue, purifying bacteria for identification, making nutrient media, washing labware, autoclaving materials, and other essential lab duties. Greenhouse duties are also assigned occasionally, often for fertilizing, transplanting, and weeding the Clinics research plants.
Hours are typically 10-15 per week during the school year and up to 40 hours per week during summer breaks. Students must be available to work during all breaks.
Position Duties
60% Processing, plating, and streaking samples
20% Washing labware
15% - Making media
5% - Assisting with miscellaneous greenhouse tasks and others as needed.
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
Preferred (Special) Qualifications
Working Conditions / Work Schedule
Most work is performed in a typical wet lab. It involves standing for prolonged periods; handling chemicals used in nutrient media, including some antibiotics and fungicides; sitting in front of a sterile hood while carrying out procedures; bending over to wash glassware in a sink; operating small equipment, including balances and an autoclave; occasionally carrying weights up to 20 pounds; may involve working in a greenhouse that is located mile away.
No work on weekends or after hours is required.
No work on weekends or after hours is required.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
P10688SE
Number of Vacancies
1
Anticipated Appointment Begin Date
02/19/2024
Anticipated Appointment End Date
Posting Date
02/02/2024
Full Consideration Date
Closing Date
02/09/2024
Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search
Competitive / Student - open to ALL qualified/eligible students
Special Instructions to Applicants
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
3. Transcripts
3. Transcripts
For additional information please contact: Mana Ohkura at ohkuram@oregonstate.edu.
OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.
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