OMIC – OSU Engineering Practicum

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Job Title
OMIC – OSU Engineering Practicum 2026

Appointment Type
Student Employee

Job Location
Scappoose

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)

This recruitment will be used to fill seven full-time (40 hours per week) MIME Research Assistant positions located in Scappoose, Oregon this summer for the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU).

Research assistants will perform routine to complex technical or specialized tasks in support of research. Most positions will include machine-tool operation, laboratory research, data collection, and analysis.

Position is located in Scappoose, Oregon.

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:

Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Technology, and Career & Self-Development

100% –– Duties to be determined by the hiring unit/supervisor.

• Experimentation and machine-tool operation in a laboratory or factory-floor setting
• Equipment set-up, maintenance, and clean-up
• Data collection and analysis, and other related tasks
• Other duties are performed specific to the funding and research topic
• 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.

• Sophomore standing while in this position
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Desire to be involved in hands-on research
• Desire to define, pursue, and complete a self-motivated project in Subtractive Manufacturing or Additive Manufacturing
• Successful completion of required training (For the first weeks of the position the students will complete training at the OMIC Training Center. Students must successfully complete this training to continue to the latter weeks of the position.)

A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.

This position is limited to summer 2026 located in Scappoose, Oregon.

Posting Number
P12794SE

Number of Vacancies
7

Anticipated Appointment Begin Date
06/22/2026

Anticipated Appointment End Date
09/11/2026

Posting Date
01/29/2026

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