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Agricultural Research Assistant
Job No: 511224
Division/Organization: College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Department: Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: ENZYME INSTITUTE
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: 17.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department Overview:
Our department integrates Plant sciences with agroecological approaches to create more resilient crops and landscapes in response to a changing climate and other global pressures placed on food-energy-water systems
Anticipated Start Date:
06/15/2026
Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
08/20/2026
Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 20
Schedule:
Work schedule will be flexible during June, starting July 1 until August 20 full-time. 7:30am to mid-late afternoon M-F with expectation that you will be available for weekend work if necessary. If advanced notice is given weekend time off for weddings/family functions will be granted.
Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: 17.00
Number of Positions:
4
Qualifications:
No experience necessary, training provided. Successful candidates must be current and continuing undergraduate students. Non-agricultural majors interested in outdoor experience are encouraged to apply. Affinity for outdoor activities is highly recommended, all job duties will involve working in the elements. Applicants must provide their own transportation to and from the West Madison Agricultural Research Station
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
The ability to work long hours on your feet in variable weather conditions and work well in group settings in addition to working on individual tasks.
Position Summary/Job Duties:
Main duties for this position consist of hand pollination of the breeding nursery, weed control (hoeing), Hybrid evaluation (taste testing and data collection), trail and nursey maintenance, and seed harvest.
Physical Demands:
Long hours in the field exposed to various weather conditions, lifting (40ILbs), and bending over and squatting down to hand pollinate.
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/
Advertised: April 07, 2026 09:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Applications close: April 20, 2026 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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Job No: 511224
Division/Organization: College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Department: Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: ENZYME INSTITUTE
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: 17.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department Overview:
Our department integrates Plant sciences with agroecological approaches to create more resilient crops and landscapes in response to a changing climate and other global pressures placed on food-energy-water systems
Anticipated Start Date:
06/15/2026
Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
08/20/2026
Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 20
Schedule:
Work schedule will be flexible during June, starting July 1 until August 20 full-time. 7:30am to mid-late afternoon M-F with expectation that you will be available for weekend work if necessary. If advanced notice is given weekend time off for weddings/family functions will be granted.
Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: 17.00
Number of Positions:
4
Qualifications:
No experience necessary, training provided. Successful candidates must be current and continuing undergraduate students. Non-agricultural majors interested in outdoor experience are encouraged to apply. Affinity for outdoor activities is highly recommended, all job duties will involve working in the elements. Applicants must provide their own transportation to and from the West Madison Agricultural Research Station
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
The ability to work long hours on your feet in variable weather conditions and work well in group settings in addition to working on individual tasks.
Position Summary/Job Duties:
Main duties for this position consist of hand pollination of the breeding nursery, weed control (hoeing), Hybrid evaluation (taste testing and data collection), trail and nursey maintenance, and seed harvest.
Physical Demands:
Long hours in the field exposed to various weather conditions, lifting (40ILbs), and bending over and squatting down to hand pollinate.
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/
Advertised: April 07, 2026 09:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Applications close: April 20, 2026 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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