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Lab Assistant at Soil Sensing & Monitoring Lab

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Division/Organization: College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Department: Soil Science
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: SOILS-KING HALL
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources, STEM

Department Overview:

 N.A.

Anticipated Start Date:

 04/16/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 08/15/2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 8 Maximum: 16

Schedule:

 8 hours per day, one day per week, over 4 months

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $15.00

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Valid driver's license for 2 years and able to drive a university vehicle to the field station (~1-2 hour distance, one-way)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Experience in working on a field experiment. Basic understanding of soil and water sampling or willingness to learn soil and water sampling using an automated tool like this:
https://www.bestsuppliers.com/products/y3hcczbjxdje/portable-soil-sampling-rig-gasolinepowered-sampler-soil-sampler

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Assisting other lab members in collecting field soil and water samples for research projects this summer.

Physical Demands:

Requires heavy lifting of 30-40 lbs in the field.

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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