NWREC Orchard Crops Student Assistant

Position Summary

This recruitment will fill up to five part-time (maximum 24 hours per week) Student Technical positions for the OSU-North Willamette Research Center at Oregon State University. Positions are located at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) in Aurora, Oregon. The Orchard Crops Research program recruits students who will assist with a variety of tasks.

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development. 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 this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Teamwork
• Professionalism

100% of duties will consist of mowing, pruning, planting, hoeing or weed pulling, checking insect traps, conducting insect sampling, analyzing samples under the microscope for mites and insect damage, and collecting and recording data.

• 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
• Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-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 must be approved by the Office of International Services (OIS) and provided to the Student Employment Center.

• Perform assigned tasks without close supervision.
• Capable of working outside and standing/walking for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs.
• Students who are under 18 years old are required to have passed a tractor safety certification class prior to operating a tractor.
• Attention to detail.
• Maintain a positive and collegial attitude.

• Experience with tractors (for students over 18).

• Work schedule during school varies depending on school schedule and NWREC operating hours.
• Work during breaks and harvest season typically begins at 7 am most days, with 6 am start on our busiest harvest days, and will generally be done by 3:30 pm.
• Occasionally students may be asked to stay longer to finish a task, but work will not exceed 40 hours per week during the summer and 20 hours per week while school is in session.
• Outdoor work is expected to be performed in all weather conditions.

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

This position requires driving a University vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the University; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Motor Vehicle History Check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver's license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self‑report convictions (as per Voluntary and Compulsory Driver Standards OSU Standard ) as per OSU Standard  et seq.

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.

For additional information please contact Heather Andrews rews.