Position Summary

This position will be used to fill one part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Technical Assistant position for the Department of Food Science and Technology (FST) at Oregon State University (OSU). Performs research in support of academic faculty Jooyeoun Jung’s research program. Transferable Skill Development Position Duties Duties to be determined by the hiring unit but may include cleaning lab, routine to complex technical tasks in support of Dr. Jung’s research. The research will be related to microbiology, data gathering, and analysis. The work may include laboratory, data collection, or simple analysis and involve assisting Primary Investigator in writing research reports and manuscripts. Other duties as assigned. 20% of the candidate’s responsibilities will be the cleaning lab.

70% of the candidate’s responsibilities will be searching research papers related to the projects, performing experiments, and data analysis using bioinformatics tools.

10% of the candidate’s responsibilities will include some laboratory organization/design, where needed, in order to increase the laboratory’s efficiency for experiments. Minimum Qualifications Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: 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 (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center. Additional Required Qualifications The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in oral English. Preferred (Special) Qualifications Must be able-bodied and be sufficiently familiar with the equipment that is to be used.Demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity. Working Conditions / Work Schedule May require walking, standing, bending and stooping for extended periods.

May require maneuvering and transporting heavy objects.

May require working with around chemicals, caustic compounds and hazardous materials.