This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides technical support. Responsibilities may include computer programming or operations; research support; medical patient care; technical equipment maintenance, repair, fabrication or operation; or other technical support functions. The Soil Biology Lab at Michigan State University is looking for a temporary, full time lab technician starting December 1 with an appointment length of 6 months. The position will pay a minimum of $18/hr, with final pay rate commiserate with experience. The position includes primarily lab, with some field-based, research focused on plant-microbe-soil interactions. Research in the lab explores how soil microorganisms control soil organic matter formation and break-down and nutrient cycling in agroecosystems. More information about the lab can be found here: http://tiemann.psm.msu.edu/. Work in the lab will provide valuable, basic laboratory skills and more specifically, experience conducting a wide variety of soil analyses including, but not limited to extracellular enzyme assays, soil DNA extraction, quantification and sequencing, soil nutrient and chemical analyses and soil physical and chemical fractionations. Field work may include travel to field sites for soil sampling, GIS data collection, plant trait analyses and greenhouse gas measurements.