Student - Study - Part-Time Research Assistant - Grab Lab
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Research/Development
Research Assistant/Associate, Research Scientist, Biology
Location: University Park
Undergraduate Research Assistant Position
The Grab Lab in the department of Entomology is looking for undergraduate research assistants to help us conduct studies on the ecology of insects in agricultural systems. Projects in the lab include examining the combined impact of pesticides and heat stress on buzz pollination, investigating ecologically based pest management strategies for vegetable crops and developing smart traps for monitoring and mapping sweet corn pests.
Undergraduate research assistants will work directly with graduate students and senior researchers. Students who work successfully in the lab will have opportunities to design their own research projects.
Duties and responsibilities
- Care for plants and insect colonies
- Collaboratively design experimental protocols
- Collect and curate data
- Learn data analysis techniques in R and conduct analyses
- Share results of research work with the public, scientific and stakeholder audiences through presentations, written and online communications
Start Date:
May 12, 2025
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