Student Assistant - Li Lab

Position Summary

Student assistant in Dr. Zenglu Li’s lab.

• Take agronomic notes, collect data, and harvest soybean research plots in the field (50% of time).
• Work in the seed lab to weigh and clean samples, thresh individual plants, and prepare seed for spring planting (50% of time).

• Employment Type:
  
  Employee
• Schedule:
  
  up to 20 hours per week; schedule to be determined by Supervisor
• Anticipated Salary: $10.50 per hour
• Location:
  
  Athens Area
• Classification
  
  Title:
  
  Student Assistant
• FTE: 0.50

• Background education in agriculture and/or chemistry.
• Experience with soybean or near‑infrared spectroscopy.

Regularly stand, sit, talk, hear, use hands and fingers to operate a commercial grinder and computer, reach, and stoop/kneel to lift. Lifting up to 50 lbs. Exposure to moderate‑loud noise (earplugs provided). Sit and perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time. Exposure to soybeans and ground soybean/soybean dust (mask provided).

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