Part-Time Greenhouse Research Support Assistant - Brunharo-Applied Weed Physiology Lab

Job Description and Position Requirements:

The Department of Plant Science Applied Weed Physiology Lab in the College of Agricultural Sciences invites applications for a Part-Time Student Technical Assistant. This recruitment will be used to fill one part‑time position (approximately 20 hours per week during academic terms and a maximum of 40 hours per week during academic breaks).

A punctual, responsible, talented, motivated, team‑worker undergraduate student will be recruited to join the Applied Weed Physiology Laboratory at Penn State. The successful candidate will perform manual and routine to semi‑skilled technical tasks in support of research. Activities involve work in the greenhouse, laboratory, and the field, including cleaning seed lots, measuring plant biomass, collecting and entering data, and other necessary tasks to keep the project running.

Initially, the student will report to the Principal Investigator, Lab Technician, and other members of the group. Development of their own research projects is a possibility depending on initial performance.

• Cleaning seed lots
• Measuring plant biomass
• Collecting and entering data
• Performing routine and semi‑skilled technical tasks in the greenhouse, laboratory, and field
• Reporting progress to the Principal Investigator, Lab Technician, and group members
• Developing own research projects depending on performance

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