Part-Time Research Assistant - Machtinger Lab (S2P Equine)

Penn State University•University Park, IL

25d•Onsite

About The Position

The Veterinary Entomology Laboratory in the Entomology Department is hiring summer research support technologists. Primary duties include assisting with research projects related to ticks and wildlife including rodent (mouse and squirrel) trapping and tick dragging, as well as environmental assessments, equine tick control studies, deer and tick control studies, and laboratory studies involving mice and voles. The applicants must be comfortable working with rodents and other wildlife, ticks, horses, and deer. In addition, this position will require early mornings and long days during trapping rounds and may involve work in less than ideal conditions through thick vegetation, sun, rain, and uneven terrain. Other duties such as data entry, camera trap evaluation, cleaning, and restocking supplies are assigned as needed. This is a great opportunity to get both field and laboratory experience related to veterinary parasitology/entomology. Hourly rate is $15.

Requirements

Comfortable working with rodents and other wildlife, ticks, horses, and deer
Early mornings and long days during trapping rounds
Work in less than ideal conditions through thick vegetation, sun, rain, and uneven terrain
Valid driver’s license
Successful completion of a motor vehicle records check
Successful completion of background check(s)