Student - Work Study - Part-time Research Assistant - Grab Lab

Bordenstein Lab

University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Insect ecology studies
Plant and insect colony care
Experimental protocol design
The Grab Lab is seeking undergraduate research assistants to study insect ecology in agricultural systems, focusing on projects like pesticide and heat stress impacts on buzz pollination

Job Summary

  • The Grab Lab is seeking undergraduate research assistants to study insect ecology in agricultural systems, focusing on projects like pesticide and heat stress impacts on buzz pollination.
  • Responsibilities include caring for plants and insect colonies, designing experiments, collecting and analyzing data using R, and communicating research findings to various audiences.
  • Successful students may have opportunities to design their own research projects, contributing to the lab's work on pest management and smart trap development.

Matching Summary

The Grab Lab is seeking undergraduate research assistants to study insect ecology in agricultural systems, focusing on projects like pesticide and heat stress impacts on buzz pollination.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • insect ecology studies
  • plant and insect colony care
  • experimental protocol design
  • data collection and curation
  • R data analysis techniques

Nice-to-have

  • scientific communication skills
  • stakeholder engagement
  • independent research project design

Key Requirements

  • Current Penn State student status
  • Must apply through Workday

Work Rights

Not specified

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