Research Mentee - Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

West Virginia University • West Virginia, WV

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About The Position

The Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Research Mentee. WVU’s NSF funded RaMP program is a yearlong program for recent graduates that come from underrepresented communities, schools with limited resources, and first-generation college students that want to continue their education in research. The mission behind our program is to provide our 4 mentees with skills in research they would not have before the program to allow them to progress in the field of STEM. Mentees should have a passion for helping to solve the societal need for young, educated individuals in the three different One Health themes. The themes are Water Use & Quality, Environmental Contamination, and Biological Correlates of Disease. Together we want to build a community of dedicated researchers to help create solutions to societal struggles we face in the three core sections of one health.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• A minimum of six (6) months of experience in the following: Research 0-6 month of research experience
• Minimal experience in a research environment required
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.
• Design experiments, collect and manage data, and utilize software to analyze findings
• Learn and operate specific lab and field tools
• Work well independently and within the lab group
• Communicate scientific approaches and findings to larger groups
• Acquire a comprehensive understanding of relevant published literature and methodologies

Responsibilities

• Research activities including lab & field based analysis as needed, data collection, data management, and data analysis.
• Oral and written communication of results.
• Mentees will acquire training in ethical and safe research conduct, effective experimental design and scientific writing.
• Skills in laboratory work and field and data analysis techniques that are immediately applicable in the current STEM workplace (academic or otherwise).
• Participate in weekly program, lab meetings, workshops and annual program meeting.

Benefits

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year (employee leave)
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6%25 employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level