Fruit Breeding Program - Blueberry and Strawberry

Small Fruit Breeding Program - Blueberry and Strawberry Special Instructions for more details.

Applicants must attach the following electronic documents:

1. A Resume/Vita

2. A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

For additional information please contact:
Patrick Jones at patrick.jones

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

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 24 months.

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.

Note:

All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Job Title:

Small Fruit Breeding Program - Blueberry and Strawberry

Appointment Type:
Student Employee

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

Position Summary

This recruitment will be used to fill four part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week during academic terms and a maximum of 40 hours per week during academic breaks) Technical Assistant for the Horticulture Department at Oregon State University (OSU). Employees assist in field, greenhouse, and laboratory work to support the Berry Breeding Research Program, located at the USDA Agricultural Research Service – Horticultural Crops Research Lab in Corvallis, OR (campus location), Oregon State University Lewis Brown Farm (research site) and at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC), Aurora, OR (research site).

Position Duties

• (field) planting, hoeing/weeding, mowing, trellis building, plant training, pruning, fruit harvest, cross-pollination, recording data;
• (lab) dishes and lab-keeping, fruit quality analysis, data collection on plants and fruit samples, data entry into spreadsheets, preparing plant tissue culture media/solutions;
• (greenhouse) planting/transplanting, labeling, watering/fertilizing plants, pruning, cleaning pots, and organizing work areas.

Must be at least 15 years of age and able to:

• Perform assigned tasks without close supervision after training
• Pay attention to detail
• Tolerate exposure to dust, fumes, noise and outdoor summer temperatures
• 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.

Preferred (Special) Qualifications

• Open to ALL majors
• Experience outdoors (fieldwork or recreational) and in inclement weather
• Experience or interest in training to operate tractors and farm equipment…