Lab​/Field Student Assistant--Nankar

Posting Number: G/R32290P

Working Title: Lab/Field Student Assistant-9-Nankar

Department: CAES-Horticulture

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Employment Type: Employee

Anticipated

Start Date:

03/15/2026

Posting Date: 02/26/2026

Closing Date: 02/01/2027

Open Until Filled: No

Location of Vacancy: Tifton Area

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• Tend to plants in greenhouse. Plant, weed, fertilize, water, pollination, harvest, disease screening, and data collection.
• Collect plant samples, label, flag, stake, data collection, pollinations, making breeding crosses, disease screening.
• Lab protocols – nucleic acid extraction and other vegetable breeding related research.
• Lab maintenance and chores – wash glassware, autoclave supplies, prepare basic solutions and media, take away trash, etc.

Position Summary: Selected applicant will provide assistance in greenhouse research activities including potting, planting, fertilizing, watering, weeding, pollinating, data collection, disease screening, and harvesting plants belonging to different breeding populations. Application will assist in keeping greenhouse space neat, orderly and weed free. Individual will provide assistance with basic field and laboratory research as requested including tissue sample collection, pollinations, basic data collection, disease screening, and setting up field studies including labeling and placing flags, stakes and markers.

Individual will assist with basic lab protocols including molecular biology as requested and will be responsible for basic lab maintenance and chores including washing glassware, preparing simple solutions, preparing media, autoclaving supplies and waste, taking trash to dumpster, etc., to keep laboratory space neat, orderly and clean.

Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification: Undergraduate students with majors in plant biology, agriculture, crop and soil science; prior lab experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or

Competencies:

Basic knowledge about molecular biology and…