FWS Spring 2024, Entomology Field Research Assistant

University of Kentucky, United States

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Lexington, KENTUCKY
Job Type: PartTime
Deadline: ;

Posting Details
Posting Details


Job Title FWS Spring 2024, Entomology Field Research Assistant
Requisition Number DU11724
Department Name 1B531:Federal Work Study
Work Location Lexington, KY
Salary Range $12.00 - $20.00
Type of Position Student
Position Time Status Part-Time
Required Education
High school diploma or GED.
Required Related Experience
Interest in insects, experience using MS office products, use of compound or binocular microscope, ability to drive a lab truck, know how to safely use a ladder. 
Required License/Registration/Certification
N/A
Physical Requirements
Will require working outside during cold or hot weather. May require lifting objects of ~20 lbs. 
Shift
Weekdays between 8:00 am – 5:00 pm and weekends. 
Job Summary
Collecting, recording, and entering scale insect data from field samples. Assisting graduate students with field-based data collection in urban trees. Watering and caring for greenhouse plants and shrubs planted below study trees. Assisting with lab equipment organization and lab inventory. Sorting arthropods from field samples. Assisting with data collection for grad student projects. 
For more information, please contact, Caleb Wilson, Phone: (859) 257-7415, Email: [email protected]. Location: S-324 Ag. Science Center N. 1100 S. Limestone. 
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Ability to recognize different insect orders, background in entomology, ability to use a dissecting/binocular microscope. 
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No
Preferred Education/Experience
Entomology coursework, gardening or plant care experience, field research experience, familiarity with tools such as hand pruners, trowels, shovels, and GPS units, familiarity with binocular/dissecting microscopes. Natural Resources & Environmental Science, Biology, Environmental & sustainability studies, Horticultural sciences, Sustainable Agriculture and Community Food Systems, Forestry, or Landscape architecture majors preferred. 
Deadline to Apply 02/26/2024
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