Seed Lab Assistant

Seed Lab Assistant

Position Details

Job Title
- Seed Lab Assistant

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 - $15.05 (Standard); $14.05 (Non-Urban); $16.30 (Portland Metro)

Max Hourly Rate - $21.50 (Standard); $19.50 (Non-Urban); $22.00 (Portland Metro)

Position Summary
- This recruitment will be used to fill up to 5 part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week during academic terms and a maximum of 40 hours per week during academic breaks) in-person Lab Assistants for the Seed Lab, Crop and Soil Science Department at Oregon State University (OSU). The Seed Laboratory is a service seed testing lab, which exists to provide seed testing results to various growers, cleaners, dealers, regulatory agencies and researchers around the world.

This position will also provide lab support to the Purity, Germ and Special Testing Units. This position may also provide administrative/clerical support to the Office Manager, Quality Manager and the Administration Unit Team. This position requires close attention to detail, ability to maintain focus in a busy work environment, being organized and adherence to the OSU Seed Lab Quality Management System.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday with some fluctuating/intermittent hours depending on sample load. Students may be asked to drive a motor pool car.

Transferable Skill Development - 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, Teamwork, Professionalism, and Equity & Inclusion.

Position Duties
- Student will help in preparing the tests that conducted at the germination and the special testing unit. Such tests as standard germination test, tetrazolium tests and other seed quality evaluation tests. Also student will help wash glass ware used in the tests, and other duties as assigned by the unit supervisor. Planting seeds on trays according to seed testing rules preparing seeds for tetrazolium according to seed testing rules Washing seed testing dishes Other duties as assigned, including cleaning the sample preparation area

Minimum Qualifications
- Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here:
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
- Must be able to maintain a consistent, punctual, and dependable work schedule. Ability to work well in a fast-paced team environment. Must be detail-oriented, as all work must be done with a high level of accuracy. Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality of all information. Must be able to work during the summer term when most of grass species are harvested and tested at the OSU Seed Lab.

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