Temporary Research Assistant
Part-timeMSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center
Sidney, MTTemporary / Full-time / Part-time$16/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Montana State University’s EARC Plant Pathology team seeks a temporary research assistant to support its agricultural research program during the winter. The role includes seed handling, greenhouse support, organizing supplies and records, spreadsheet work, and field and office tasks. It is entry level, with on-the-job training provided. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and part-time applicants will be considered.
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Montana State University EARC Plant Pathology team is looking for someone to help with our agricultural research program this winter. Duties will include weighing and cleaning seed, assisting with greenhouse watering and fertilizing, organizing supplies and records, working with spreadsheets, and helping with field and office tasks as needed. This is an entry level position -- on the job training will be provided. Work hours are M-F 7:00 am -- 4:00 pm, however we will consider part-time applicants. We're looking for a person who is organized, dependable, comfortable with computers and Microsoft office software, willing to learn, and able to work independently. Agricultural experience is helpful but not required. $16/hour | Temporary position | Full or Part-time This position could lead to additional employment in the future as our research program grows. Interested? Please contact Frankie Crutcher at 406-994-2227 or [email protected] for more information. Montana State University is an equal opportunity AA/ADA/EEO/Vet Pref Employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 675 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16/hr
- US median$18–24/hr285 hourly ranges
This rate, $16/hr, is 26% below the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Research Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 675 open Research Assistant jobs across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Experience
- Research Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (152 postings).
- Education
- 179 of the 675 open Research Assistant jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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