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Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 511212
Division/Organization: College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Department: Wi Crop Innovation Center
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: Off Campus Work Study
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $16.50
Job Categories: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Agriculture and Natural Resources, STEM, Summer Off-Campus Opportunities

Department Overview:

 WCIC is located in Middleton, about 8 miles from campus. We have a large research greenhouse on site where we grow a range of crops to produce seed.

Anticipated Start Date:

 4/20/2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 8 Maximum: 20

Schedule:

 Will work with school schedule. Looking for someone who is available to work over the summer and into the 26/27 and 27/28 school year.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $16.50

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Must currently be in school.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Ability to be on feet most of the time. Comfortable pushing, pulling and lifting heavy objects. Will be trained on the job

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Cleaning greenhouse spaces using a shop vac, power washer, squeegee and broom
Moving, tying, staking and discarding plants
Hand and machine harvesting seed
Washing pots to be reused
Other greenhouse and plant related tasks

Physical Demands:

Required heavy lifting, on feet most of the time, environment can be hot, humid and dusty.

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/
 
 

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