Temporary Research Specialist - Mills River, NC

Temporary Research Specialist - Mills River, NC Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Position Information

Posting Number: PG195674TM

Position Number: 11

ASO
3625

Position Type:
Temporary

Responsibilities

• The Research Specialist will be mainly responsible for performing field and lab research on apple and blackberry diseases.
• Plant and maintain apple and blackberries in the field and greenhouse.
• Use sterile technique, store microbial long‑term cultures, harvest host and pathogen tissue, isolate RNA/DNA from plant and pathogen tissues, perform PCR, quantitative PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, and in‑vitro fungicide sensitivity evaluations.
• Assist P.I. in fungicide applications in the field.
• Assist P.I. with collecting data, analyzing data, writing extension publications, assisting in lab web page design, giving oral and poster presentations, and assisting in planning field day/extension workshops.
• Responsible for lab management tasks including training and supervision of other lab staff, lab safety compliance and inspections.
• Purchase, stock and maintain equipment.

Location:

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC.

Is Time Limited:
No

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Job City & State:
Mills River, NC

Department: DEPP

• n/a
• 4‑year degree or an equivalent combination of training and/or related experience

• Experience working with plants and microorganisms
• Experience with plant care and sterile techniques
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and SAS (or similar analysis platforms)
• Experience with data recording and entering
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to manuscript preparation
• Ability to search and read scientific literature
• Ability to mentor other staff and develop research protocols
• Experience giving oral and poster presentations and writing scientific publications

• Master’s degree in plant biology, plant pathology or related field
• Experience in horticultural crops
• Experience with farming equipment
• More than 2 years of experience in plant biology and microbial research, including growing plants/microbes, maintaining plantings/cultures, sterile technique, and molecular biology experience
• NC Pesticide Applicators license or the ability to obtain one within the first 6 months of hire

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