Put your classroom knowledge into action with real-world experience on our farms and in our research laboratories. Our farms and labs have several positions to help you gain that experience.

Please apply here:  Undergraduate Employment Application

Current Openings:

Help Wanted Over Fall to Winter break
Undergraduate Job Description
Dairy Research Trials
Dairy Research at Lincoln Avenue Dairy
Start November -Variable End Dates
Pay: $15/hour

Job Description:

A dairy nutrition research trial will begin in November and continue through winter break. Priority will be given to those with availability over the fall and winter breaks. Positions may start in November and can continue into the spring semester or longer. The trials take place at the Dairy Cattle Research Unit, located south of campus on Lincoln Avenue in Urbana, IL. Cows will need to be fed once per day and checked twice per day for the duration of the trial. Primary duties will include moving cows to and from the parlor, feeding, recording refusals, and pushing up feed. Other duties include collecting weekly milk and feed samples, collecting blood samples, weighing cows, and ultrasounds. On the job paid training will be provided. Shift begin at 5am, 1:30pm and 4:30pm mainly with other variable timing depending on the samples  required each day. The end times are not fixed, and some shifts will be longer or shorter depending on the sampling and care the cows need for the day (i.e. weighing, samples etc.). Must be able to work 6 hours a week minimum. The pay is minimum wage ($15) with full time students allowed to work up to 20 hours a week; 40 hours a week over the breaks. If you are interested, please contact Mary Miller at maryem@illinois.edu.