Part-Time Research Support-Roberts Lab

Job Description and Position Requirements

We are seeking students interested in supporting activities in the Robert’s lab within the Food Science Building. The successful candidate will work in the pilot plant and the research laboratory. In the pilot plant they will assist graduate students with ice cream mix and ice cream as well as other projects as directed. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to learn and conduct chemical (e.g. total solid and fat), physical (e.g. hardness, melt rate, particle size) and microbiological (e.g. Standard Plate counts and coliform counts) analyses.

The successful candidate may also enter data and develop written reports. The position is part‑time at ~20 hours per week.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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