Vegetable and Specialty Seeds Crop Student Assistant

Position Summary

This recruitment will fill up to three part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) student assistant positions at the North Willamette Research & Extension Center at Oregon State University (OSU).

The position will be located in Aurora, OR.

Typical activities include collecting data, checking irrigation, monitoring plant health, plant maintenance and harvesting, controlling weeds and pests, data entry, posting current events to websites and social media.

In this position, students learn and develop vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas: communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and equity & inclusion.

• Plant Research – 75%
• Data Collection – 20%
  • Assists with sampling, harvest, and data collection for trials according to study protocols.
• Miscellaneous – 5%
  • Keeps records of activities; assists with preparing orders for procurement; assists the program as needed in conducting tours, training, and field days for the public.

• Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-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.

• Must be a current student at an accredited university or college studying for at least 6 academic credits, with good academic standing (minimum 2.0 GPA) or a full‑time high school student.
• Students under 18 years old are required to have passed a tractor safety certification class prior to operating a tractor.
• Attention to detail.
• Perform assigned tasks without close supervision.
• Capable of working outside and standing/walking for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs.

Experience with tractors (for students over 18).

Work is mainly performed outdoors at the research farm, in scientific laboratory, research greenhouses, and office settings.

• The ability to work in and dress appropriately for all weather conditions is required.
• Duties may include lifting heavy objects (up to 50 lb); standing, kneeling or crawling for long periods of time; walking over plowed fields or uneven surfaces; and other strenuous activities such as hoeing weeds, shoveling, operating push mowers, and string trimmers.

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

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.