Greenhouse Technician

OSU Oregon State University • Corvallis, OR

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This recruitment will be used to fill two undergraduate student part-time (a maximum of 10 hours per week) positions in Plant Molecular and Genetic Engineering for the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University (OSU). The Deluc Lab seeks two committed greenhouse technicians to maintain grapevine plants in the greenhouse. Under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator, the two technicians will be responsible for the daily maintenance of approximately 150 plants.

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
• Plant Horticulture
• Plant Physiology
• Experience in managing plants in greenhouse setting

Responsibilities

• Watering plants every day via an automated dripping irrigation
• Preparing and providing macro and micronutrient solutions to the plants
• Monitoring and managing fungal diseases using standard pesticides (sulfur, Millstop [Potassium Bicarbonate)
• Controlling flower pollination
• Controlling vegetative and reproductive growth (leaf and crop thinning)
• Disposing waste material by autoclave
• Maintaining a log book every day
• Meeting with the PI every week

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed