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Student Hourly Position in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics Program

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Division/Organization: College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Department: Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: MOORE HALL-PLANT SCIENCES
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $13.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Summer Off-Campus Opportunities, Career Management, Honoring Context and Culture

Department Overview:

 The Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences integrates plant sciences with agroecological approaches to create more resilient crops and landscapes in response to a changing climate and other global pressures placed on food-energy-water systems (https://pasdept.wisc.edu/). The Goldman lab is specifically in the Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics Program (https://plantbreeding.wisc.edu/).

Anticipated Start Date:

 01/20/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 4

Schedule:

 Work schedule is dependent on individual's class schedule and availability. Shifts are typically in 2-4 hour increments.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $13.00

Number of Positions:

 2

Qualifications:

 Must be an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Research or agricultural experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Interest in horticulture, agronomy, or plant breeding and willingness to learn new tasks.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The Goldman lab (https://goldman.horticulture.wisc.edu) is looking for up to two undergraduate student hourly workers to work with us beginning in mid-January and continuing through the summer field season. Our work involves carrot, onion, and table beet breeding research and development. Our group manages field plots at a number of locations around Wisconsin from late April through late September. Field work includes tasks like planting, weeding, assembly of crossing cages, thinning, pollinations, seed production, root harvest, data collection, sample collection, and packing roots for storage. Additional tasks include seed cleaning, data entry, and some laboratory work. Students would gain experience in field research and plant breeding.

Some of the field projects are part of the dissertation research of graduate students and therefore the work would be supervised by the graduate students and carried out by a group of undergraduate and graduate students. While most of the work is done in a team, there are periods where independent work is required. Transportation is provided to all field sites. The majority of the work would take place on weekdays though opportunities for weekend work may occur. We are looking for a student who would be willing to work 20-30 hours per week in the summer break period and 5-10 hours per week during the semester. Pay is $13/hour. There are potential opportunities for continuation of work and pay increases.

If interested in this opportunity, please apply or contact Audrey Pelikan at alpelikan@wisc.edu. We hope to interview students in December 2024 with a start date in January 2025.

Physical Demands:

May be asked to drive a lab vehicle.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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