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Student Wheat Research Technical Assistant

Oregon State University

Student Wheat Research Technical Assistant

Oregon State University

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

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 eight (8) part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Wheat Research Technical Assistant for the Crop and Soil Science at Oregon State University (OSU).

Successful candidate performs manual and routine to semi-skilled technical tasks in support of research and administrative work. Position may include field plot research, greenhouse operations, laboratory work, data collection and simple analysis.

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: Teamwork, Leadership, Professionalism, and Career & Self-Development.

Position Duties:

100% Duties may include field/greenhouse research work associated with the Wheat Breeding Project at OSU. Main work site located at the Hyslop Crop Science Field Research Laboratory.

Duties may include:

• Harvesting wheat rows

• Assist with combining research plots

• Hand harvest of wheat heads and rows

• Threshing wheat for seed

• Process and clean seed

• Prepare seed for planting

• Collect and organize data

• Sort and organize test samples

• Operate seed cleaners and other equipment

• Assist with soil preparation, rogueing, hybridization of wheat varieties, planting plots, rows, pots etc.

• May operate and/or maintain cleaners, forklift, ATV and other equipment.

Minimum Qualifications:

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-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 https://internationalservices.oregonstate.edu/ (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Because the work is performed during the summer term break, student hourly employees must have been enrolled the previous term and have intentions of enrolling or be enrolled for the term following the summer break.

Preferred (Special) Qualifications:

Working Conditions / Work Schedule:

Work is performed in a typical field laboratory, seed-house, greenhouse and outdoors, on and off main campus, at partner institutions or at cooperator sites. May involve required overtime especially during travel. Work is performed during the summer term break with an option to continue during the school year. Vacation time is limited and at the discretion of the supervisor.

Posting Number: P12918SE

Number of Vacancies: 8

Anticipated Appointment Begin Date: 06/15/2026

Anticipated Appointment End Date: 09/22/2026

Posting Date: 03/13/2026

Full Consideration Date: 04/10/2026

Closing Date: 04/10/2026

Recruitment Intent:

Competitive / Student - open to ALL qualified/eligible students

Special Instructions to Applicants:

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A Resume

• A Cover Letter

For additional information please contact: Mark Larson at mark.larson@oregonstate.edu

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

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

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