Find & Apply For Biological Technician Jobs in Corvallis, Oregon

Department:

Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences Special Instructions to

Applicants:

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents: 1) A resume/CV For additional information please contact: Tedd Huffman tedd.huffman@oregonstate.edu

Job Summary:

The BSRT 1 position will perform the following duties in relation to a project in the Animal and Rangland Sciences unit. The incumbent in this position will assist with animal care and data collection for a project supervised by the PI C. Bishop. Another aspect of this study is to analyze learning and memory in a cohort of animals.

Key Responsibilities:

Unit Operations.

Typical tasks:

performs technical and manual functions In support of units Involved In one or more of the following research project specialties: Animal and Poultry Care.

Typical tasks:

cleans stalls and pens, equipment, incubators, and manure alleys; changes bedding and hauls wastes; bands and handles poultry; feeds animals; assists in maintaining specified breeding program; observes animals for abnormal behavior; weighs animals and records data; transports animals; culls birds; exercises animals; weighs, mixes, and delivers feed rations; keeps records and orders grain and feed inventories; collects, marks, and washes eggs. Farm Operations.

Typical tasks:

cultivates, plants, fertilizes, irrigates, weeds, mows, harvests, and cleans seeds from experimental plots; prunes and thins orchards and berries; sprays pesticides and herbicides on experimental plots; assists in sampling plots, collecting, and recording data; protects orchards from freezing temperatures with irrigation and heating systems; sorts and grades crops; cleans and stores seed. Building, Ground and Equipment Maintenance..

Typical tasks:

repairs, constructs, and maintains facilities, Including buildings, fences, roads, lawns, and landscape; maintains and makes minor repairs to equipment (tractors, mowers, spray equipment, irrigation pumps, and motors). Laboratory Work.

Typical tasks:

obtains laboratory samples from plots; prepares culture media for samples; weighs samples; isolates fungi; performs laboratory tests; rears and releases insect colonies. Data Collection.

Typical tasks:

records observations, measurements, readings, animal mortalities, and technical research process conducted, as required by Research Project Leader; inputs data into computer; tabulates data. Miscellaneous.

Typical tasks:

directs student and seasonal farm laborers; transports harvest and animals to market; assists in feed mill operation; purchases parts to service equipment.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

Two years of college-level courses in (related field of biological science); OR an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience supporting animal-based / focused research Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with partner agencies. Ability to foster an inclusive and collaborative research environment. 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

University Standard:

05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with specific animals involved in the OHSU Sheep Study to allow the incumbent to instill calm, relaxed demeanor in the animals involved in the study

Working Conditions/Schedule:

Looking to hire a former student who has been supporting the project for the past 9 months. The benefits to hiring the student through a waiver of search include: gaining experience/not needing to train a new employee for a short-term position, able to stretch funds with a lower hourly rate, having someone who will be open to a short-term appointment.

Salary Range:

$18.06 - $23.88

Anticipated Start Date:

2026-08-28

Anticipated End Date:

2027-01-31 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire. OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has "critical or security-sensitive" responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU's Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu .