Temporary Undergraduate Research Technician

Temporary Undergraduate Research Technician

Seeking an undergraduate student with a basic ecology background and experience coding in R to help analyze 16S sequencing data for wildlife gut microbiomes. You will review scripts from past students enrolled in AEC 437/537, who addressed a series of different questions and hypotheses using the vegan and mctoolsr packages. You will consolidate, validate, and optimize the code to use consistent language, colors, and thresholds and produce figures for publication.

The final products will be included in publication(s).

• Read, run, and revise code in RStudio
• Meet once every 1-2 weeks with Erin to review progress and provide support
• Proofread and curate student‑created content
• Ensure no grammatical or coding errors
• Update documentation as needed (e.g., to include statistical results)

• General understanding of ecology
• Experience coding in R
• Interest or experience in gut microbial ecology

• Payment for work
• Eligible for co‑authorship on forthcoming manuscript(s)

NC State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal opportunities for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, and veteran status. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability‑related accommodations are welcome to contact the Office of Equal Opportunity. Final candidates are subject to criminal and sex‑offender background checks.

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