Student Assistant

Job Title

Student Assistant

Arts and Sciences | Evolution Ecology and Organismal Biology-JM

Aquatic Ecology Laboratory Storage (0234)

Temporary (Fixed Term)

5

First Shift

• Perform basic administrative duties in the office.
• Assist in research laboratory and support faculty/staff academic programs.
• Conduct data entry and management using Excel to contribute to scientific manuscript development.
• Maintain freshwater mussel populations through propagation, animal husbandry, water chemistry monitoring, and facility maintenance.
• Participate in public outreach events related to freshwater mussel conservation.
• Provide excellent customer service and strong organizational skills while representing the department and university.

• Undergraduate student with familiarity in biology, ecology, and taxonomy of freshwater mussels and fishes.
• Proficiency in Excel for data entry and management.
• Ability to work flexibly within a 2-3 month timeline.

Student Assistant will work within the Aquatic Conservation Center, which is jointly operated by OSU, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and Ohio Division of Wildlife.

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check and may be required to complete a drug screen or physical.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section , Ohio State will educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly;

create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.