Part-Time Curation Assistant - Skvarla Lab
Penn State University•University Park, IL
•Onsite
About The Position
The Department of Entomology in the College of Agricultural Sciences is seeking applicants for a part-time job of curation assistant for the summer 2026 semester to assist with curation and identification of arthropod specimens received and collected by the Insect Identification Lab.
Requirements
- Interest in insect biodiversity and museum collections
- Microsoft Excel
Nice To Haves
- Prior study of insect biodiversity preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Curate arthropod samples, including pinning or pointing specimens as appropriate, preserving in ethanol, and labelling
- Identify curated specimens to the family-, genus-, or species-level
- Database specimens following Darwin Core standards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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