Important Notifications: Application Deadline: When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline. Current Employees: Do not apply via the OSU Career site. Instead, please login to your regular Workday account and visit the Jobs Hub to apply. Department: Horticulture - Special Instructions to Applicants: When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents: 1) A resume/CV; and 2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position. 3) Please upload responses to the following question as a separate document. Describe your experience in tissue culture and micropropagation and what makes you qualified to conduct these activities for the Ornamental Plant Breeding Program. Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience. For additional information please contact: Ryan Contreras [email protected] 541-737-5462 Job Summary: This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time, short-term, Biological Sciences Research Technician 3 for the Department of Horticulture. This position is expected to last approximately 5 months. The Ornamental Plant Breeding Program seeks an assistant to perform tissue culture, micropropagation, and other lab duties as assigned to support the applied breeding and cultivar development program. The primary goal of the position is to increase the speed of propagation of our introductions. To date we have introduced 14 woody plant cultivars with many more in development and are among the leading programs of its type in the nation https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/users/ryan-contreras. Key Responsibilities: Micopropagation of plants in development or release process In vitro ploidy manipulation Flow cytometry Maintain lab supplies Maintain training related to lab safety and reagent disposal Qualifications: Required Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in Horticulture or similar area and two years of experience related to the area of assignment at a Biological Science Research Technician 2 level. Three additional years of experience related to the area of assignment at the Biological Science Research Technician 2 level may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in tissue culture/micropropagation. Basic understanding of genetics. Working Conditions/Schedule: Periodic work as research needs arise. Most work is in lab setting but at times will need to visit field plots or greenhouse to collect plant material. Salary Range: $19.36 - $28.75 Anticipated Start Date: 2026-11-09 Anticipated End Date: 2027-03-31 When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline. 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.). 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