Entomology Research Assistant - Pest Ecology & Data Analysis

Penn State University; Center (IN); On-site; USD 24,796 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University’s Grab Lab in the Entomology Department seeks an undergraduate research assistant to help study the ecology of insects in agricultural systems. The position is based at the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Manheim, PA, with travel to extension centers and grower farms across the region.

You will work closely with graduate students and senior researchers, design experiments, collect and curate data, learn data analysis in R, and share results with

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as an undergraduate student.
• Must have access to a vehicle and be willing to travel between extension center and grower farms.

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

Penn State University’s Grab Lab in the Entomology Department seeks an undergraduate research assistant to help study the ecology of insects in agricultural systems. The position is based at the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Manheim, PA, with travel to extension centers and grower farms across the region.

You will work closely with graduate students and senior researchers, design experiments, collect and curate data, learn data analysis in R, and share results with