Undergraduate Research Technician

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Oregon State University

Union, Oregon

Job Type: Part-Time

Salary: $14-$18 DOE

Start / End Dates: Start date: as soon as possible

This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Technical Assistant for the EOARC Union at Oregon State University (OSU).

The Martyn Ecology lab is looking for a research technician interested in helping with some current and future projects on seed-based restoration out at EOARC – Union.

 

Postion Duties

  • counting seeds
  • preparing agar for germination experiments
  • counting germinants from the field and on a thermogradient table
  • setting up & running greenhouse experiments
  • trips to the field to collect seed
  • running dispersal experiments
  • entering data into Excel
  • scanning seedling roots

Qualifications / Experience Level Required:

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 Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Additional Required Qualifications
  • Must be a student
  • Must be able to get to EOARC-Union

Housing: No

Contact:

Trace Martyn

trace.martyn@oregonstate.edu

Apply for This Position: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/167615

Application Closes: 06/30/25

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