Plant Variety Protection Office Student Intern

Job no: 508909
Position type: UW Student Jobs
Location: All Remote
Division/Equivalent: College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
School/Unit: Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Categories: Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Department Overview:

 The Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) provides intellectual property protection of new plant and seed varieties following the Plant Variety Protection Act. The program receives applications from breeders and breeder representatives after grow-out trials of the new varieties have been completed. PVPO examines applications for distinctness, uniformity, and stability and to ensure the variety has not been sold or commercialized within one year for US breeders and four years for International breeders. PVPO issues a certificate of protection for 20 years if a plant variety is new, distinct, uniform, and stable.

Anticipated Start Date:

 05/01/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 12/31/2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

All Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 5 Maximum: 10

Schedule:

 Variable hours and flexible schedule

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $15.00 Maximum: $17.00

Number of Positions:

 4

Qualifications:

 Attention to detail and ability to use basic software

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Interest in learning about plant breeding and intellectual property

Position Summary/Job Duties:

• Application Receipt and Review
• Data entry into Microsoft (MS) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software
• Generation of basic PVP application reports
• Correspondence with PVPO Staff and Limited Contact with Customers
• Fee processing
• Assisting Examiners and Program Analysts
• Learning the PVP Act
• Special Projects to Generate Reports, Web Applications, and/or Small Databases

Physical Demands:

Work at a computer.

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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