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2024 Summer Student Field and Lab Assistant

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 507161
Division/Organization: College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Department: Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: West Madison Ag Research Station
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14.5-$16.00
Job Categories: Leadership, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Honoring Context and Culture

Department Overview:

 The cereal breeding and Quantitative Genetics group run the oat breeding program of the UW. We have a wide range of projects running
in Oat, Winter Wheat, and Barley in both conventional and organic systems

Anticipated Start Date:

 June 1 2024

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 August 15 2024

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 10 - 30

Schedule:

 Monday to Friday from 7.30 AM to 4.00 PM.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $14.50-$16.00

Number of Positions:

 2

Qualifications:

 Undergrad student

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Responsibility, attention to detail and concentration, commitment, and good communication skills. Be able to work in a team or independently.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

In a part-time position, the primary duty will be grain image phenotyping by scanning indoor activity at the lab; this activity needs attention
to detail and high concentration. In addition, if it is required field management, weeding, and phenotyping.
In a full-time position, the duties will involve grain image phenotyping by scanning indoor and field management, weeding, and phenotyping. Also, harvest preparation, harvest, post-harvest samples management, and seed store and inventory.

Physical Demands:

The work includes outdoor and indoor activities. Outside duties related with the experiments can include long periods in the field and being exposed to weather conditions. Must be required lift seed containers up to 25 Lbs.

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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