Student Assistant - Biology - Field and Greenhouse Assistant (Spring 2025)

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College • Statesboro, GA

351d • $12

About The Position

The Student Assistant will support the Department of Biology as a Field and Greenhouse Assistant on the Statesboro Campus beginning Spring 2025. Student employees cannot work more than 1300 hours in a 12-consecutive month period.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in six or more undergraduate credit hours or three or more graduate credit hours at Georgia Southern University.

Nice To Haves

• Currently pursuing a degree in Biology

Responsibilities

• Assist with plant ecology data collection on the sand dunes of Tybee Island and in the greenhouse
• Conduct work with a faculty and a graduate student who is conducting their thesis work
• Assist with plant community measurements, such as species accumulation/erosion, soil moisture, temperature, and compaction
• Perform greenhouse duties such as setting up and taking down of an experiment evaluating the impacts of pedestrian trampling on sea oats
• Assist with weekly water, maintenance, and data collection on the sea oats throughout the course of the greenhouse experiment

Benefits

• $12.00 per hour
• Non-exempt position paid on a biweekly basis

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed