Greenhouse Technician

Department:

Horticulture

Special Instructions to Applicants:

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

• A CV
• A Research Statement

For additional information please contact: Laurent Deluc at [email protected]

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.

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

Job Description:

This recruitment will be used to fill two undergraduate student part-time (a maximum of 10 hours per week) in Plant Molecular and Genetic Engineering for the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University (OSU).

The Deluc Lab seeks two committed greenhouse technicians to maintain grapevine plants in the greenhouse. Under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator, the two technicians will be responsible for the daily maintenance of ~150 plants.

Position Duties:

• watering plants every day via an automated dripping irrigation

• preparing and providing macro and micronutrient solutions to the plants

• monitoring and managing fungal diseases using standard pesticides (sulfur, Millstop [Potassium Bicarbonate)

• controlling flower pollination

• controlling vegetative and reproductive growth (leaf and crop thinning)

• disposing waste material by autoclave

• maintaining a log book every day

• meeting with the PI every week

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:  

• Communication, Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Technology, Professionalism

Qualifications:

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.

Required Qualifications

• Plant Horticulture

• Plant Physiology

• Experience in managing plants in greenhouse setting

Working Conditions/Schedule:

The student's time will be split between OSU's East Farm hop yard near Corvallis, and two commercial hop farms in the Willamette Valley (transportation provided to the off-campus sites). All work is field-based.

Salary Range:

Anticipated Start Date:

2026-08-24

Anticipated End Date:

2027-08-01