Undergraduate Research Assistant - Student Hourly

Position Overview

The research assistant will shadow and assist current Wagner Lab team members with their research. Duties may include weighing reagents or plant material; setting up or taking down experiments in the lab, greenhouse, or field; collecting plant phenotype data; assisting with DNA extractions and PCRs; and assisting with literature searches.

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated interest in plant biology, microbiology, genetics, ecology, evolution, or related subjects.

100% - Assist current Wagner Lab team members with their research.

• Work experience which required excellent attention to detail, as evidenced by application materials.

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

• Resume, in PDF format
• Cover letter describing why you are interested in the position, in PDF format
• Contact information for two professional references (optional)

Maggie Wagner

maggie.r.wagner

$16.50 per hour

Tuesday August 25, 2026