Integrative Biology Research Assistant 26-27

OSU Rec Sports - Sport. Leadership. Wellness. • Corvallis, OR

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This recruitment will be used to fill 100 (one hundred) part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Integrative Biology Research Assistant 26-27 for the Department of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University (OSU). Applications submitted to this recruitment are reviewed on an as needed basis. Qualified applicants will be contacted when positions become available. The approximate hours worked per week will vary depending on the needs of the projects but will not exceed 24 hours per week during academic terms. These positions are eligible to students with federal work study awards; work study students are preferred. The Undergraduate Student Technical Assistant performs routine to complex technical tasks in support of research or administrative work which includes laboratory, green house, field plot, data collection, simple analysis, or the care and maintenance of animals.

Requirements

• Academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• 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
• Students with career goals related to biological sciences or a related field.
• A strong and demonstrable work ethic.
• 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 2 years.

Nice To Haves

• Federal work study awards
• 3.0 GPA preferred.
• Students in good standing.
• A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.

Responsibilities

• General lab cleaning and moving items as appropriate: Washing tanks, dishes, bottles, misc. items as needed.
• Training, assisting and running experiments.
• Animal husbandry.
• Participating in field research as needed.
• Computer data entry.
• Microscope work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED