Student Assistant - Ogden

The University of Georgia; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Georgia is seeking a Student Assistant to support Dr. Ogden’s CEA breeding program. This position involves both greenhouse and lab work with responsibilities such as horticultural crop care and data entry for fruit quality analyses.

Applicants should possess extensive horticultural skills and lab experience. Work will be conducted in a hot and humid greenhouse, requiring heavy lifting and bending. Interested candidates can apply directly through the provided contact information.

Qualifications

• Extensive horticultural skills and lab experience are preferred.
• Basic horticultural skills are required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Assist with horticultural crop care including potting and transplanting.
• Conduct lab work involving fruit quality analyses and data entry.

Skills

Horticultural skills

Lab experience

Basic horticultural skills

Job description

Position Details

Title: Student Assistant – Ogden

Department: CAES-Horticulture

Classification Title: Student Assistant

Employment Type: Employee

FLSA: Non-Exempt

FTE: 0.50

Location: Griffin Area

Position Summary

This position will help with all aspects of Dr. Ogden’s CEA breeding program. This will involve a combination of greenhouse, lab, and field work.

Duties and Responsibilities

• 75% of time: Horticultural crop care including potting, transplanting, trellising, pest monitoring (no spraying required), manual pollination, and data recording.
• 25% of time: Lab work involving fruit quality analyses, data entry, seed processing and cataloging.

Qualifications

Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification: Extensive horticultural skills and lab experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

Basic horticultural skills are required for this position.

Physical Demands

Working in hot and humid greenhouse. Heavy lifting up to 50 pounds maximum rarely. Bending over to provide crop care.

Driving is required.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR ([e-mail]).

Contact Information

Recruitment Contact Name: Andrew Ogden

Recruitment Contact Email: [e-mail]