Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises Employment Services

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION VACANCY

SUMMARY : currently searching for one Part-Time Student Assistant to work in the NIFA / REE Grant Improving Sustainability of Specialty Crop Agricultural Systems through Geospatial Digital Agriculture in California , under the supervision of Dr.

Gabriel Granco, Principal Investigator.

ABOUT US : As the largest employer of students on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, the Enterprises offers valuable work experience and hands-on training to approximately 1,500 Cal Poly Pomona students each year.

The Enterprises offers positions in various fields; whether it is in the area of technology, science, retail, culinary arts, hospitality1500 management, leadership or research grants, these student employees participate in Cal Poly Pomona's learn-by-doing philosophy and acquire practical skills in their designated field of study.

The Enterprises also contributes operating support to nearly 1,100 Enterprises and scholarship programs every year, including Bronco Athletics and the Pepsi Scholarship.

In addition, the Enterprises administers grants and contracts, contributes to campus security, and supports several university publications.

The Enterprises contributes over $1 million annually to Cal Poly Pomona.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL GET TO DO (this is just a small sampling of work variety) :

• The part-time graduate student assistant will : attend research meetings, perform data collection including collecting data at Spadra Farms and Huntley Vineyards;
• data collection material preparation; sorting, filing, and organizing all research materials and data; data entry; data coding;

spatial and tabular data consolidation; data analysis; report preparation.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

• Must be a Cal Poly Pomona Undergraduate Student in Geography, or Plant Science, or Computer Science or a closely related field.
• Familiarity with GIS.
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Preferred

• Experience in data analysis.
• Experience with geospatial data analysis.
• Interest in studying applications of GISscience to agricultural suitability and sustainability.
• Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced research settings.

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises, Inc.

may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer.

Last updated : 2024-06-07