• Job Description

  Req#: R124503

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  Job Title:

  Student Assistant 2

  Department:

  FAES | Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering-JM

  The Agricultural Water Management program (www.go.osu.edu/agwater) is home for the International Program for Water Management (IPWMA) in Agriculture and the Overholt Drainage Education and Research Program (ODERP) in FABE. Our team works at the intersection of soil health and agricultural water management for water quality and agricultural sustainability.

  The position(s) will assist with tasks critical to carrying out research and education for the ODERP, IPWMA, and the International Drainage Hall of Fame. These programs cater to a wide audience across the state, nation, and the world, in terms of research, extension and education. A majority of work depends on support provided by students and staff associated with these programs.

  The critical tasks include:

  OFFICE TASKS: Helping with office tasks such as copying, printing, document editing, spreadsheet-based data creation, management, and analysis.

  LABORATORY AND FIELD TASKS: Assisting with collecting soil and water samples and maintaining monitoring equipment at fields sites near campus and other research locations in Ohio. Further, assisting in processing and analyzing soil, water, plant samples in lab.

  LOGISTICAL SUPPORT: Helping organize events such as the Annual Overholt Drainage School – with tasks such as registration, catering management, communications, designing promotional material, event surveys and evaluations.

  RESEARCH SUPPORT: Assist in research-related tasks such as data collection, software-based analysis and modeling, data processing, report writing.

  Preferred skills:

  Experience operating power tools and construction equipment.

  Ability to lift 50 lbs.

  Ability to travel to remote field sites and work in inclement weather (rain, snow, etc.).

  Ability to use MATLAB, Python, R, MS Excel, or other software for data processing.

  Ability to create maps using ArcGIS or other GIS software.

  Operating small agricultural and construction equipment

  Additional Information:

  Location:

  Agricultural Engineering Building (0298)

  Position Type:

  Temporary (Fixed Term)

  Scheduled Hours:

  28

  Shift:

  First Shift

  Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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