Student Technical Assistant - Smoke Lab Research

Position Details

Position Information

Job Title Student Technical Assistant

• Smoke Lab Research 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 $14.20 (Standard); $13.20 (Non-Urban); $15.45 (Portland Metro) Max Hourly Rate $21.00 (Standard); $18.50 (Non-Urban); $21.50 (Portland Metro) Position Summary

This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Technical Assistant positions for the Department of Food Science and Technology (FST) at Oregon State University (OSU).

This position performs research or field work, in support of academic faculty Tomasino research program.

Position Duties

• Must be a student in the College of Agriculture, College of Life Science, or College of Science

• Must have taken and successfully completed or be enrolled (summer 2024) in CH231-233, BI212.

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

Minimum Qualifications

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/stu-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• 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

• Be in an active Viticulture & Enology program or Food Science & Technology program

• Have prior experience in wine industry

• Successfully (B or better) completed organic chemistry or biochemistry

• Experience with analytical chemistry

• Completed or enrolled in statistics courses

Preferred (Special) Qualifications Working Conditions / Work Schedule

• To be determined by hiring unit. Conditions vary depending on location.

• May include travel to and from research sites.

• May require walking, standing, bending and stooping for extended periods.

• May require maneuvering and transporting heavy objects, need to be able to lift 50 pounds regularly.

• May require working with or around chemicals, caustic compounds or hazardous materials.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number P11020SE Number of Vacancies 1 Anticipated Appointment Begin Date 06/17/2024 Anticipated Appointment End Date Posting Date 04/29/2024 Full Consideration Date Closing Date 05/13/2024 Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search Competitive / Student - open to ALL qualified/eligible students Special Instructions to Applicants

When applying you will be required to 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: Elizabeth Tomasinoatelizabeth.tomasino@oregonstate.edu

OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

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 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

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.

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