CCE Survey Lab Assistant 2026/2027

OSU Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis, OR, seeks two part-time survey lab assistants for the School of Civil and Construction Engineering. The Undergraduate Student Technical Assistant performs routine to complex technical tasks supporting research or administrative work, including lab, greenhouse, field plots, data collection, simple analysis, or care of animals.

Key duties include instrument calibration, equipment check-out/in, inventory documentation, and mentoring/assisting with labs

Qualifications

• Must be academically enrolled in a college program (high school, community college, or university).
• Must meet academic standing requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment.
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students: 6 credit hours per term; undergraduate international students: 12 credit hours per term; graduate students: 5 credit hours per term.

Responsibilities

• Performing instrument calibrations/adjustments
• Cleaning/organizing equipment and lab lecture rooms
• Checking out/in equipment to students
• Documenting inventory of all equipment
• ULA duties including mentoring, checking off work, assisting with holding office hours, assisting with labs, attending TA meetings
• Other duties as assigned

Job description

Department: School of Civil and Construction Engineering

Contact: [e-mail]

Job Description

This recruitment will be used to fill two part‑time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) survey lab assistant positions for the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU). The Undergraduate Student Technical Assistant performs routine to complex technical tasks in support of research or administrative work which includes laboratory, green house, field plot, data collection, simple analysis, or the care and maintenance of animals.

Position Duties

• Performing instrument calibrations/adjustments
• Cleaning/organizing equipment and lab lecture rooms
• Checking out/in equipment to students
• Documenting inventory of all equipment (new/old)
• ULA duties including mentoring, checking off work, assisting with holding office hours, assisting with labs, attending TA meetings
• Other duties as assigned

Transferable Skill Development OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below: Technology, Professionalism, Career & Self Development.

Qualifiyings

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference for a CCE student interested in pursuing licensure as a Professional Surveyor and/or is pursuing a career in Geomatics (i.e. surveying and mapping).

Working Conditions / Schedule

Lab and classroom environments. Part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week).

Salary Range

No salary range specified.

Anticipated Dates

Anticipated Start Date: 2026-09-01

Anticipated End Date: (not specified)

Locations

Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport. Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state‑of‑the‑art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life.
• OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical care insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
• Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

Equal Opportunity Statements

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

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

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

At Oregon State University, no qualified person shall, solely by reason of disability, be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by the University.

If requested, OSU will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants in order to provide access to the application, interviewing and selection process.

You are not required to note the presence of a disability on your application to receive an accommodation.

Please request any reasonable accommodations for disability as early as possible in the application and search process.

Requests may be directed to the hiring unit, or to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at [phone].

See Request an Accommodation Procedures for the OSU policy.

Oregon State University, in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, including Title IX and its regulations, does not unlawfully discriminate and prohibits discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including in academic admissions and employment.

The university prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin (including ancestry and ethnicity), citizenship, marital or family status, pregnancy or related conditions, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status / service in the uniformed service, or any other status protected by law or OSU policy.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to OSU’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (link to https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr), or both.

OSU’s Title IX Coordinator is the Executive Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA).

For information on OSU’s nondiscrimination policy and procedures, including how to report information about conduct that may constitute discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, contact EOA by phone: [phone], email: [e-mail], mail/location: 330 Snell Hall, Corvallis OR 97331, or visit EOA’s website: eoa.oregonstate.edu.

Additional Information

Know Your Rights Oregon Family Leave Act: Department of Labor Family and Medical Leave Act: