The Ohio State University South Centers, located at 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, will be hiring college students with excellent work performance and ethics for summer employment. Students will be hired as a Student Assistant, and will be performing field or laboratory-work as required. Responsibilities include: Harvest fruit and vegetables; setting-up irrigation system; collection and analysis of air, plant, water and soil samples; plant and maintain crops; weed and water fruit and vegetable crop plots; maintain landscape beds; washing glassware; data entry; office work, and other miscellaneous work as needed.
Students will be required to work independently or as a group in the field, or laboratory unless otherwise advised by their supervisor. Primary job site will be Piketon, although some travel to outlying farms or research sites may be required. Weekly schedule will be Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Interested students must be 18 years of age and are required to complete an OSU application, which are available at 1864 Shyville Rd., Piketon or by clicking Student Employment Application. Driver's license is also required. Starting salary for selected student workers will be $7.85 per hour. Application deadline is April 5, 2013. Send applications to Beth Rigsby.
For additional information, please feel free to contact us at 740-289-2071 ext. 110, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
