Station Assistant - Mountain Lake Biological Station (Staff Wage)

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 exclosures; 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; helping plan and advertise special events; and other duties supporting the operation of a remote biological field station.
This position will pay an hourly rate of $15.00.
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. Search on requisition number R0057395.
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, scanning, copying, etc.
• 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

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