Unemployed? Here are this week's Top 8 job offers.

Whether you're into grading cheese or term papers, promoting pet food or making a little dough off your pet, this week's offers are sure to intrigue intrepid job-hunters from Portland, Maine to Denmark, Wis.

1. Mad Scientist
Employer: Mad Science of Maine
Wages/salary: $25 per one hour class
Details: Get kids excited about science at engaging after-school lessons or birthday party events through creative scientific applications and experiments.
Location: Portland, Maine, (pop. 62,986, median family income $59,290) is the birthplace of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

2. Pet Talent
Employer: Glamour Model Talent, Inc.
Wages/salary: $50-$125 per hour.
Details: Need pets of all ages, breeds, and sizes for TV, film, commercials, movie extras, and print advertising. Previous training not required.
Location: Chicago (pop. 2,740,224, median family income $50,742) held the 1893 World's Columbian Expedition fair, where the first Ferris wheel debuted.

3. Co-op Paper Grader
Employer: University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering
Wages/salary: $22 per hour
Details: Papers to be graded are moderately technical, so an affinity for the subject is helpful but a deep technical background is not required. Because students are only on-campus twice per semester, job poses challenge of giving clear, thorough feedback without face-to-face contact.
Location: Minneapolis (pop. 362,513, median family income $59,816) is home to one of the oldest continually running theaters in the United States, the Old Log.

4. Herdsmen
Employer: Not listed.
Wages/salary: $50,000+ and benefits
Details: Oversee record keeping and animal health and supervise the breeding program and perform relief breeding. Assistant Herdsman does the main breeding. Must have experience in 500+ cow dairy and Spanish skills a plus.
Location: New York State.

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