Work Study ONLY: Herbarium Student Employee
About The Position
Oregon State University’s Botany and Plant Pathology Department is hiring one part-time Student Worker for the Herbarium. The position is open only to qualified and eligible work study students. The successful candidate will work closely with experienced herbarium volunteers on an ongoing project to incorporate specimens from recent collections that are backlogged. Work may also include continuing herbarium tasks such as specimen mounting and repair. The role involves coordinating schedules with herbarium volunteers. On-the-job training will be provided for label preparation.
Requirements
- Must be a qualified and eligible work study student.
- 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 minimum enrollment standard: high school students must be regularly enrolled in high school or participating in a home-schooling program; undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students must take 6 credit hours per term; undergraduate international students must take 12 credit hours per term; graduate students admitted to Graduate School must take 5 credit hours per term; and graduate international students admitted to Graduate School must take 9 credit hours per term.
- Basic experience with word processing software tools, such as Microsoft Word.
Nice To Haves
- Evidence of prior volunteer or work experience in roles requiring clear communication and teamwork.
Responsibilities
- Create digital specimen labels.
- Prepare physical specimen labels.
- Enter information into a database.
- Communicate and coordinate work schedules with herbarium volunteers.
- Access specimens from the backlog and deposit them for mounting.
- Mount and repair specimens as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
