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Student Help - Sweet Corn Breeding Program
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Job Description
- Req#: 508777
Department Overview:
The UW Sweet Corn Breeding Program conducts research on the improvement of sweet corn in fresh market, processing, culinary, and organic systems. The program trains graduate students in plant breeding and agroecology disciplines. Anticipated Start Date:
June 2, 2025 Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
August 29, 2025 Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 40 Maximum: Schedule:
40 hours per week, plus additional hours during corn pollinating season (July through early August). During June the work schedule can be flexible.
7:30 AM to late afternoon, M-F and weekends during July and early August.Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: $17.00 Maximum: $17.00 Number of Positions:
2 Qualifications:
- No experience necessary, training will be provided.
- Successful candidates must be current or continuing (Fall 2025) undergraduate/graduate
students.
- Non-agricultural majors interested in an outdoor working experience encouraged to
apply.
- Applicant must PROVIDE OWN transportation to and from West Madison Ag Research
Station.Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to work in a team atmosphere.
- Ability to take direction.
- Willing to work outdoors only.Position Summary/Job Duties:
Duties will consist of hand pollination of sweet corn breeding nursery, hand weeding of plots, hybrid evaluation (taste testing and data collection), trial and nursery maintenance, and assisting graduate students with data collection for thesis research.
Physical Demands:
- Work outdoors in summer climate conditions.
- Most work will require the ability to walk continually each day.Institutional Statements:
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu
Accommodation Statement:
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
About the company
The University of Wisconsin is a top-ranked research institution located in Madison, Wisconsin, providing exceptional education opportunities to undergraduates, graduate and professional students.