Assistant to the Station Manager (seasonal) - Mountain Lake Biological Station (Wage) Job at The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia

The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia Pembroke, VA 24136

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 research exclosures; assisting with a small retail operation; receiving payments and making deposits; doing recycling; moving station equipment and furniture; cleaning and organizing shared-use spaces such as the stockroom, library, common labs, laundry room, and workshop; providing clerical support; 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 all 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://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs and attach a current resume, a cover letter, and contact information for 3 references. Search on requisition R0044201.

Questions related to the application process may be directed to Brandi Shifflett, Sr. HR Specialist at (434) 243-4095 or brc2s@virginia.edu.

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
  • Skill with basic shop and outdoor power tools
  • Comfortable working outdoors
  • Experience handling cash and credit cards
  • Familiarity with basic sciences
  • Valid driver's license with a zero or positive point balance


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