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Megraw Teaching Assistants

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Please see Special Instructions for more details.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1. A Resume/Vita

2. A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position

For additional information please contact: Molly Megraw at molly.megraw@oregonstate.edu

OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

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 24 months.

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

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

Position Details

Position Information

Job Title

Megraw Teaching Assistants

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

$14.20 (Standard); $13.20 (Non-Urban); $15.45 (Portland Metro)

Max Hourly Rate

$17.00 (Standard); $16.50 (Non-Urban); $18.00 (Portland Metro)

Position Summary

This recruitment will be used to fill three part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Megraw Teaching Assistants for the Ag Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University (OSU).


Temporary position working with instructor during STEM summer camp, as well as assist with grading and evaluations after camp.

Position Duties

• 40% Class preparation using Jupyter Notebooks lessons
• 60% Providing in-class help for the Data Science camp students

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 Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in basic bash shell scripting;
• strong proficiency in Python programming including familiarity with control flow, data structures, and regular expressions
• proficiency in bioinformatics pipelining
• familiarity with data analysis techniques including principle components analysis, classification methods, and regression methods.
• Familiarity with molecular biology and introductory genomics.

Preferred (Special) Qualifications

Working Conditions / Work Schedule

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

P11204SE

Number of Vacancies

3

Anticipated Appointment Begin Date

06/17/2024

Anticipated Appointment End Date

06/28/2024

Posting Date

06/10/2024

Full Consideration Date

Closing Date

06/14/2024

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:

1. A Resume/Vita

2. A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position

For additional information please contact: Molly Megraw at molly.megraw@oregonstate.edu

OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

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 24 months.

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

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

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Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Remote job,

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