Part-Time Undergraduate Research Assistant - Zhu Lab
About The Position
The Department of Entomology iTOX Lab in the College of Agricultural Sciences invites applications for a part-time undergraduate student research assistant. This posting is for one part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week during academic terms and a maximum of 40 hours per week during summer semester) student research assistant position. One punctual, responsible, talented, self-motivated, team worker undergraduate student will be recruited to join the iTOX Lab at Penn State. The successful candidate will perform manual and routine tasks in support of research, while receiving professional training in molecular and biochemical techniques, as well as developing technical and presentation skills. Activities may involve work in the greenhouse and/or laboratory. Specifically, the incumbent will be tasked with insect population or cell line maintaining, molecular biology and biochemistry experiments, collecting and entering data, and eventual tedious activities but necessary to keep the project running. Initially, student will report to the Principal Investigator or their direct mentor. The development of their own research projects is a possibility depending on their interest and performance. For any questions, please contact PI, Dr. Fang (Rose) Zhu, [email protected]
Requirements
- Punctual
- Responsible
- Talented
- Self-motivated
- Team worker
Responsibilities
- Insect population or cell line maintaining
- Molecular biology and biochemistry experiments
- Collecting and entering data
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
