GEMM Lab High School Student Research Assistant - Newport, United Kingdom - Oregon State University

Description

Position Summary

This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) GEMM Lab High School Student Research Assistant position for Sea Grant at Oregon State University (OSU).

The successful applicant will work with researchers from the Marine Mammal Institute to process samples and enter data for a laboratory at Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) in Newport, Oregon.

The position is funded by a grant to encourage participation by economically disadvantaged high school students who reside in Lincoln County and adjacent coastal communities. Applicants must be 16 or older and have transportation to HMSC. Position Duties Computer Work (50%)

Processing drone videos of gray whales and measuring whales in images

Categorizing and keyword labeling of gray whale photographs of individual whales

Enter opportunistic gray whale sightings information to our Access database

Lab Work (40%)

Zooplankton ID using a microscope and recording data

Attending meetings, seminars (10%) 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 standardHigh School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling programUndergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per termUndergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per termGraduate 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 (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center. Additional Required Qualifications

Attention to detail

Organized

Reliability

Interest in learning new skills

Comfort working on a computer

Comfort looking in a microscope

Interest in contributing to marine science

Preferred (Special) Qualifications

Coursework in science.

Experience working as part of a team and independently.

Working Conditions / Work Schedule