Seasonal Staff Positions

Description of Work:

The Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center in Scottsbluff, NE seeks motivated individuals to fill temporary seasonal roles in a variety of positions, including:

Groundskeeping

• Performing basic outdoor grounds maintenance and landscaping duties.

Facilities maintenance and custodial

• Performing basic building or facility maintenance tasks such as painting, cleaning indoor or outdoor areas, repairing fences.

Farm/Crops Research Assistant

• Perform basic crop management tasks including planting, weeding, data collection.

Livestock Research Assistant

• Perform basic livestock management tasks including feeding, watering, cleaning pens.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Full- and part-time positions available. Applications are continuously reviewed.

Within the UNL system, these positions are categorized as Temporary Office/Service Hourly positions.

Temporary employees may be appointed for a period of up to two years. Temporary employees appointed for six months or less are not eligible for benefits. Those appointed for more than six months are eligible for benefits from the beginning of the appointment, provided the position is half-time (.50 FTE) or greater. Benefits for eligible temporary employees include the following: health, dental, vision, and life insurance.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Eighth grade education required.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• All UNL employees must be at least 16 years of age.
• Many positions require that staff be at least 18 years of age, due to the duties of the position.
• Many positions require a pre-employment physical and/or valid driver's license and ability to meet University driver eligibility criteria.