Graduate Research Assistant; GA

Position: Graduate Research Assistant (0000GA11)
Description

Title:

Graduate Research Assistant

Position Number: 0000GA11

Hiring Unit:
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience

Location:

Manoa, Oahu

Date Posted:
May 14, 2025

Closing Date:
Continuous, first review by date will be June 5, 2025

Salary Information:
Step 14: $28,026/annually; $2,335.50/month

Full Time/Part Time:
Part Time

Temporary/Permanent:
Temporary

Other

Conditions:

Position to start on August 1, 2025. Renewal of appointment is dependent on satisfactory performance, program needs, availability of funds.

Duties and Responsibilities

* Provide technical support for a research project that deals with gene expression during papaya fruit ripening and it modification by ethylene inhibitors.

* Confirmation of conclusions using qPCR is expected.

* Analyze the data with minimal supervision, make recommendations to achieve project objectives, and prepare technical reports, manuscripts and presentations on the results.

Minimum Qualifications

* Enrollment in an advance degree program at UHM.

* Applicant should have a background in plant physiology, or plant biology. Familiarity with climacteric fruit ripening, bioinformatics especially gene transcription analysis and PCR is essential.

To Apply:

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents. Applicant must submit the following:

* Cover letter indicating interest in the position and how you satisfy the minimum qualifications;

* Resume;

* Two letters of recommendation if not already on file.

Inquiries:

Robert Paull;paull

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