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Penn State University Talent Acquisition Part-Time Research Assistant - Grab Lab in University Park, Pennsylvania

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS: 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 evaluating the contribution of pollinators to various crops, examining the combined impact of pesticides and heat stress on buzz pollination, investigating ecologically based pest management strategies for vegetable crops and monitoring and mapping sweet corn pests.Undergraduate research assistants will work directly with graduate students and postdocs. After working in the lab for a few semesters, there is potential for research assistants to design their own research projects. Assistants will work 5-10 hours per week during the semester with potential for up to 40 hours/week for short-term periods during breaks.

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: August 19th or as soon as possible thereafter

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