Student Worker Barman

Posting Number: G/R28076P

Working Title:

Student Worker #2 Barman

Department: CAES-Entomology

Employment Type:

Employee

Anticipated

Start Date:

01/20/2025

Posting Date: 01/06/2025

Open Until Filled:
Yes

Location of Vacancy:
Tifton Area

Classification

Title:

Student Assistant

FLSA:
Non-Exempt

FTE: 0.50

Percentage of time: 100

The Tree Nut entomology lab looks at how to best manage insect pests in pecan orchards. Current tasks include collecting and processing leaf and insect samples, building and deploying traps in pecan orchards, and conducting field trials (collecting field data from traps or direct observations). Specific tasks include identifying insects using a microscope, scouting pecan orchards, traveling to collect samples across south Georgia and other duties related to entomological field research (including maintenance of the entomology research block at Ponder Farm in Tifton, GA).

Weekly tasks include identifying and counting insects using a microscope; assisting in collecting samples (leaves and insects) from pecan orchards across south Georgia; keeping up with the pecan orchards at UGA Ponder farm; assisting in creating field trials and building or placing traps in the field.

High School Diploma preferred.

Driving. The employee must look through a microscope for hours at a time in order to do insect counts. They will work outside in the heat, stand and walk or be on their feet for long periods of time.

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Recruitment Contact Name:
Apurba Barman

Recruitment Contact Email: abarman

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