Student Technical Assistant – Tomasino Lab

Department:

Food Science & Technology

For additional information please contact:
Elizabeth Tomasino at Elizabeth.tomasino

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard  et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.

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

This recruitment will be used to fill 1 part-time (maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Technical Assistant position for the Department of Food Science and Technology at Oregon State University (OSU). Performs research in support of academic faculty Elizabeth Tomasino's program.

Duties to be determined by the hiring unit and may include cleaning the lab, routine to complex technical tasks in support of Dr. Tomasino's research. The research will be related to vineyard and field work, data gathering, chemical analysis, data analysis, smoke trials, winemaking, sensory analysis and assisting with sample preparation. The work may include laboratory, data collection, or simple analysis and involve assisting Primary Investigator in writing research reports and manuscripts.

Other duties as assigned.

• Cleaning lab

• Searching research papers related to the projects, performing experiments, and data analysis using bioinformatics tools

• Assist with sensory panels

• Laboratory organization/design to increase the laboratory's efficiency for experiments

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:

• Communication, Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Technology

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here:
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• 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

* 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
, and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

• Enrolled in high school, community college or university and pursuing a program or course of study.

• Meet academic standing requirements and applicable minimal enrollment standard.

• The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in both written and oral English.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard  et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.

• Must be able-bodied and sufficiently familiar with the equipment to be used

• Interest in enology

• Demonstratable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity

• May include evening and weekend hours.
• May include work outdoors in all types of weather.
• May require walking, standing, bending and stooping for extended periods.
• May require working with or around chemicals, caustic compounds, or hazardous materials used in research.