Part-time Arthropod Curation Support - Skvarla Lab

Penn State Golf Courses

University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
$15ph
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Arthropod specimen curation
Specimen identification
Database specimen entry
** The Penn State Golf Courses is seeking a part-time Arthropod Curation Support for the Skvarla Lab, focusing on the curation and identification of arthropod specimens for the spring 2026 semester. The role involves specimen curation, identification, and database management, with a preference for candidates with an interest in insect biodiversity. **

Job Summary

  • Assist with curation and identification of arthropod specimens received and collected by the Insect Identification Lab.
  • Job duties include pinning or pointing specimens, preserving in ethanol, labelling, and identifying specimens to the family-, genus-, or species-level.
  • Database specimens following Darwin Core standards.

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** The Penn State Golf Courses is seeking a part-time Arthropod Curation Support for the Skvarla Lab, focusing on the curation and identification of arthropod specimens for the spring 2026 semester. The role involves specimen curation, identification, and database management, with a preference for candidates with an interest in insect biodiversity. **

Salary

$15/hour

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Arthropod specimen curation
  • Specimen identification
  • Database specimen entry
  • Microsoft Excel proficiency

Nice-to-have

  • Interest in insect biodiversity
  • Interest in museum collections

Key Requirements

  • Prior study of insect biodiversity preferred

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