Position Details

Position Information

Job Title Student Technical Assistant - Food Safety Lab

Appointment Type Student Employee

Job Location Corvallis

Position Appointment Percent 100

Appointment Basis 12

Pay Method Hourly

Pay Period 16th - 15th of the following month

Pay Date Last working day of the month

Remote or Hybrid option?

Min Hourly Rate $15.05 (Standard); $14.05 (Non-Urban); $16.30 (Portland Metro)

Max Hourly Rate $21.50 (Standard); $19.50 (Non-Urban); $22.00 (Portland Metro)

Position Summary

This position with be used to fill ten (10) part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Technical Assistant positions for the Department of Food Science and Technology (FST) at Oregon State University (OSU).

Performs undergraduate research or field work in support of Dr. Joy Waite-Cusic's food safety/food microbiology research program.

Transferable Skill Development

Position Duties

Duties will be determined by Dr. Waite-Cusic, but may include research collaboration and related field work, data gathering and analysis, writing research reports and papers, and other duties as assigned.

85% Design, carry out, interpret, and report on experiments dealing with food microbiology. The candidate must analyze data, document activity, draw conclusions, and write up findings to be included in reports published in journals and/or presented at conferences. The position will also include organizational work pertaining to this topic, including documentation of appropriate samples and relevant experimental methods.

15% Of the work will include some elementary laboratory organization/design, where needed, in order to increase the laboratory's efficiency for such experiments.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Determined by Dr. Waite-Cusic. Must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (FST, MB, H, or related discipline) The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in both written and oral English The candidate must be able to work as part of a team and show a willingness to promote teamwork Preferred (Special) Qualifications Research experience in a BSL-2 food microbiology laboratory Completion of upper division food or fermentation microbiology courses A demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusiveness, including the ability to work with diverse faculty, students, industry clientele, and stakeholders Working Conditions / Work Schedule

Working Conditions / Work Schedule Determined through coordination with Dr. Waite-Cusic. Conditions vary depending on project May include evening and weekend hours May include travel to and from research sites May include work outdoors in all types of weather May require walking, standing, bending and stooping for extended periods May require maneuvering and transporting heavy objects and working with industrial machinery May require working with or around infectious biological materials, chemicals, caustic compounds or hazardous materials used in research

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number P12538SE

Number of Vacancies 10

Anticipated Appointment Begin Date 10/06/2025

Anticipated Appointment End Date

Posting Date 10/02/2025

Full Consideration Date

Closing Date 10/17/2025

Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search Competitive / Student - open to ALL qualified/eligible students

Special Instructions to Applicants

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents: • A Resume • A Cover Letter

For additional information please contact: Joy Waite-Cusic at joy.waite-cusic@oregonstate.edu

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent 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.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval