Technical assistant

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Student Technical Assistant - Park Lab

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Please see Special Instructions for more details.

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: Si Hong Park at .

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.

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.

Position Details

Position Information

Job Title

Student Technical Assistant - Park Lab

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 (an anticipated maximum of 10 hours per week) Student Technical Assistant position for the Department of Food Science and Technology (FST) at Oregon State University (OSU).


Performs research in support of Si Hong Park’s research program. This position will start right after hired.

Position Duties

Duties to be determined by hiring unit but may include cleaning lab, routine to complex technical tasks in support of Dr. Si Hong Park’s research. The research will be related to microbiology, data gathering and analysis. The work may include laboratory, data collection, or simple analysis and involve assisting Primary Investigator in writing research reports and manuscripts. Other duties as assigned.

20% of the candidate’s responsibilities will be cleaning lab.

70% of the candidate’s responsibilities will be searching research papers related to the projects, performing experiments and data analysis using bioinformatics tools.

10% of the candidate’s responsibilities will include some laboratory organization/design, where needed, in order to increase the laboratory’s efficiency for experiments.

The position has access to use hazardous chemicals.

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 enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (FST).
• The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in both written and oral English.
• The candidate must be able to work as part of a team and show a willingness to promote teamwork.

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.

Preferred (Special) Qualifications

• Taken or taking at least one class: General Microbiology, Food Microbiology, Food Safety and Sanitation and similar courses.
• Talented skills in computer software (Microsoft, statistics analysis, R for sequencing data analysis etc.).
• Interested in next generation sequencing (NGS) technology and dairy science.
• Demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.

Working Conditions / Work Schedule

• May require walking, standing, bending and stooping for extended periods.
• May require maneuvering and transporting heavy objects.
• May require working with around chemicals, caustic compounds and hazardous materials.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

P10939SE

Number of Vacancies

2

Anticipated Appointment Begin Date

04/15/2024

Anticipated Appointment End Date

Posting Date

04/08/2024

Full Consideration Date

Closing Date

04/14/2024

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: Si Hong Park at .

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.

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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