Part-Time Summer Research Assistant - Deans Lab

The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, FL
Hybrid

About The Position

The College of Agricultural Sciences in the Department of Entomology is seeking applicants for a Part-Time Summer Research Assistant in the Deans Lab. This role will assist in the identification and digitization of firefly specimens (family Lampyridae). The primary focus will be on transcribing text from images of labels or from direct observation of labels and parsing data into appropriate fields. Some labels will require georeferencing (i.e., estimating latitude and longitude for a locality).

Requirements

  • Ability to transcribe text from images of labels.
  • Ability to parse data into appropriate fields.
  • Ability to estimate latitude and longitude for a locality.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the identification and digitization of firefly specimens (family Lampyridae).
  • Transcription of text from images of labels or from direct observation of labels.
  • Parsing of data into appropriate fields.
  • Georeferencing labels (estimating latitude and longitude for a locality).

Benefits

  • Compensation: The starting rate for this job is $21/hour.
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