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Station Assistant (Mountain Lake Biological Station) (Staff Wage)

  • R0069432
  • Pembroke, Virginia, United States
  • Administrative Support
  • University of Virginia
Mountain Lake Biological Station is a residential field research station in Pembroke, VA (a 25-minute drive from Blacksburg, VA). The Station is hiring full-time, seasonal assistants for late spring and summer. Assistants will provide operational and administrative support for the station and its researchers, faculty, students, and residents.

Duties include assisting station users with a variety of residential- and research-related needs; maintaining trails and enclosures; removing invasive plants; assisting with a small retail operation; receiving payments and making deposits; providing clerical support; collecting recycling; moving station equipment and furniture; cleaning and organizing shared-use spaces; planning and advertising special events; using a variety of hand tools and outdoor power tools; and other duties supporting the operation of a remote biological field station.

This position will pay an hourly rate of $15.75.

The University will perform background checks on hires prior to employment. For this position, the background check also includes a DMV Licensure check. A driver’s license is preferred but not required.

This is a wage position which is not eligible for leave or other benefits and is limited to 1500 hours of work in a year. For more information, refer to the Wage Employment link: http://uvapolicy.virginia.edu/policy/HRM-029

To apply, please submit an application online through Workday at https://jobs.virginia.edu . Attach a current resume, a cover letter, and contact information for 3 references.

Required qualifications:
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • At least one month experience in an office or lab environment; additional education may substitute for experience
  • General administrative skills such as answering phones, greeting visitors, and keeping records
  • Experience with Microsoft programs and data entry
  • Ability to assist with physically demanding tasks


Preferred qualifications:
  • Some college education
  • Comfortable working outdoors
  • Skill with basic shop and outdoor power tools
  • Valid driver’s license with a zero or positive point balance
  • Experience handling cash and credit cards
  • Familiarity with basic sciences


The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.

 

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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