Student Part-Time Summer Job with UMD Equine Research Unit

If you're a UMD student looking to get some additional hands-on skills with horses during the summer break, Dr. Burk is looking for a small but dedicated group of students to hire that will take care of our horses turned out at the Equine Research Unit (ERU) for the summer. This is a part-time job involving basic horse care, but it could lead to an internship during the fall semester or the opportunity for a letter of recommendation for an outstanding student. The job starts May 20th and will conclude at the end of August.

The ERU is located on the beautiful 900-acre Central Maryland Research and Education farm in Ellicott City in Howard Co. (4241 Folly Quarter Rd). The ERU has about 13 acres of fenced pasture, a 16-stall barn, and office and storage space. It is home to our Equine Rotational Grazing Demonstration site.

The shifts they need to have covered are from 8:00 am to ~ 8:45 am and then some brief (10 min) afternoon horse checks between 3pm and 5pm. Students must have their own form of transportation. Students must comply with the "Return to Campus" Covid policies.

Pay is minimum wage. The job involves performing health observations, feeding, grooming, performing basic treatments, mucking paddocks, and keeping good records. Additional hours maintaining the facility (i.e. mowing pastures) can be earned if desired. Students with horse experience or those that took ANSC 103, 232, or 330 are preferred, but horse experience is not necessary.

Once hired, students must enroll in the occupational health program at UMD and take the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee training. If you're interested, please complete the form linked here and send it back to Dr. Burk amyburk@umd.edu.