Student Assistant- NFS #705072128

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises Employment Services

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION VACANCY

 

 

SUMMARY: The Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises is currently seeking four undergraduate or graduate student assistants to support the Little Chef youth education program. The selected students will work under the supervision of Dr. Belal Hasan in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science.

 

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL GET TO DO (this is just a small sampling of work variety):

·         This position focuses on working directly with children, mentoring them through hands-on food, nutrition, and simple cooking activities in a supervised learning environment.

·         Students will help guide participants through daily activities, model positive behavior, ensure safety, and assist with demonstrations under faculty supervision.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently enrolled as a full-time student at Cal Poly Pomona
• Background in basic food science or a related field (e.g., Nutrition, Food Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Chemistry)
• Familiarity with data collection, statistics, or experimental analysis (coursework acceptable)
• Willingness to learn advanced food processing technologies such as extrusion
• Ability to work collaboratively in a research team environment
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Commitment to a minimum of 10 hours per week

 

PREFERRED:

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·         Background in basic food science or a related field (e.g., Nutrition, Food Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Chemistry)

 

ABOUT US: As the largest employer of students on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, the Enterprises offers valuable work experience and hands-on training to approximately 1,500 Cal Poly Pomona students each year. The Enterprises offers positions in various fields; whether it is in the area of technology, science, retail, culinary arts, hospitality1500 management, leadership or research grants, these student employees participate in Cal Poly Pomona's learn-by-doing philosophy and acquire practical skills in their designated field of study.

 

The Enterprises also contributes operating support to nearly 1,100 Enterprises and scholarship programs every year, including Bronco Athletics and the Norman J. Priest Scholarship. In addition, the Enterprises administers grants and contracts, contributes to campus security, and supports several university publications. The Enterprises contributes over $1 million annually to Cal Poly Pomona.

 

 

CSU along with Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises strongly recommend faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare an exemption from doing so. The systemwide policy can be found at COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Policy and any questions may be sent to [email protected].

 

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises, Inc. may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer.