• General Responsibilities: Undergraduate college students are invited to apply to join the KSU Youth Livestock Program team! This paid internship involves assisting with educational youth livestock events, activities, and programs throughout the spring and summer. It is an on-campus internship, based out of Weber Hall in Manhattan, KS. Up to two interns will be hired. One will assist full time with youth livestock programming, while the second will be a split position between the youth livestock program and the communications and marketing team for the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry.
• Program planning
• Livestock contest development
• Data entry & management
• Event communication, marketing, & execution
• Social media management
• Primary Events & Activities:
• K-State Junior Producer Days
• State Livestock Nominations
• Tag & DNA Envelope Distribution
• Kansas 4-H Discovery Days
• Dr. Bob Hines Kansas Swine Classic
• Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes
• Hours: 5-10/week during the spring semester; 40/week (full time) during the summer
• May include nights & weekends: Yes (occasional)
• State date: February 1, 2025
• Eligible for work-study: Yes
• Application deadline: November 15, 2024

To apply, email cover letter, resume, sample social media post and contact information for three (3) references to Lexie Hayes. Candidates with an emphasis in marketing and communication also need to submit four photos and a writing sample with their application materials.

For more information, contact – Lexie Hayes or (785)532-1264.

Undergraduate Employee – K-State Meat Lab

• Opportunities:
  • Gain experience working in a federally-inspected food processing facility
  • Gain experience in livestock processing, fabrication, and harvest
  • Learn and apply proper food processing facility sanitation procedures
  • Learn USDA regulations regarding meat safety and wholesomeness
  • Gain hands-on experience with HACCP and gain valuable, sought-after skills regarding critical control point monitoring and validation
  • Learn anatomy and major muscle groups of all major species as well as the value of each
  • Gain customer service experience in meat sales
  • Work in meat marketing for sales of meat directly to the public
  • Gain an understanding of meat labeling regulations and guidelines - Help be prepared for a wide variety of careers including those in – meat processing, livestock production, marketing, sales, food inspection, graduate school, animal health, and veterinary medicine.
  • Hours per week: Up to 30 per week available
  • May include weekend and/or holiday work: No
  • Start date: August 1
  • Eligible for work-study: Yes

For more information or to apply contact – John Wolf, Meat Lab Manager, or 785-532-1279

Dairy Specialist

Learn more about Call Hall Dairy Bar.

• • General Responsibilities: Be able to serve guests with a smile and respect in aspects of ice cream scooping, cooking lunch items, and stocking the retail side of things
  • Hours per week: 10-20 per week available
  • May include weekend and/or holiday work: Yes
  • Start date: 1/1/2025
  • Eligible for work-study: Yes

For more information or to apply contact – Anthony Fink, or 785-532-1292(office)

Looking for a fun job on campus? Call Hall Dairy Bar is hiring! If you're interested in scooping ice cream and serving smiles, reach out to Anthony Fink today!

Applied Swine Nutrition Team Undergraduate Student Employee

Learn more about Call Hall Dairy Bar.

• • General Responsibilities: Undergraduate students will assist swine-focused graduate students with their research projects. Work will occur at the swine research facilities, in the swine lab, and/or other locations where graduate students are conducting research trials.
    • Data collection
    • Analysis of swine related research projects.
    • Activities associated with securing optimum health and wellbeing of pigs (feeding, watering, pig treatments, barn sanitation, etc).
  • Hours per week: Up to 20 per week available
  • May include weekend and/or holiday work: Yes
  • Start date: Negotiable
  • Eligible for work-study: Yes

For more information or to apply contact – Katelyn Gaffield, or 815-592-5189

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• • General Responsibilities: Daily care of livestock, maintaining and improving infrastructure, and range pasture restoration.
  • Hours per week: 30 hours per week
  • May include weekend and/or holiday work: Yes
  • Start date: Start of any University pay period
  • Eligible for work-study: Yes

For more information or to apply contact – Jack Lemmon, or 785-569-1407

Please include a current resume highlighting your animal and/or agriculture industry experience, and your current class schedule.

Undergraduate Employee

The K-State Dairy Teaching and Research Center is hiring students for Thanksgiving and winter break (Dec 14 to Jan 20). Students will be responsible for helping with routine dairy activities, including milking cows, feeding calves, cleaning pens, and other general herd care. This is a good opportunity for students looking to get a lot of student hours. Preference will be given to candidates that can work on holidays.

• General Responsibilities: Dairy Teaching and Research Center student employees assist with milking cows, feeding calves, cleaning pens, and other general herd care.
• Hours per week: 15-30 per week available
• May include weekend and/or holiday work: Yes
• Start date: Start of any University pay period
• Eligible for work-study: Yes

For more information or to apply contact – Matt Schapeler, K-State Dairy Farm Manager

Please include a current resume highlighting your animal and/or agriculture industry experience, your current class schedule, and the number of desired hours to work weekly.

Undergraduate Sheep & Meat Goat Employee – CURRENTLY NO OPENINGS

• • General Responsibilities: Daily care of sheep and goats, facility upkeep, research assistance, lambing/kidding assistance. Students get hands-on exposure to research with small ruminants as well as artificial insemination and embryo transfer technologies.
  • Hours per week: Up to 20 hours per week available
  • May include weekend and/or holiday work: Yes
  • Start date: June
  • Eligible for work-study: Yes

For more information or to apply contact – Dr. Payton Dahmer and/or Kristen Kahler

Currently there are no job openings at this unit but they are looking to hire for summer student employees.

Undergraduate Swine Farm Employee

• • General Responsibilities: Working with swine farm full-time employees and graduate students to provide daily care to ensure optimum health and wellbeing of pigs.
  • Hours per week: Up to 30 hours per week available
  • May include weekend and/or holiday work: Yes
  • Start date: ---
  • Eligible for work-study: Yes

For more information or to apply contact – Mark Nelson

Please include a current resume highlighting your animal and/or agriculture industry experience, and your current class schedule.