Field Lab Tech: Insect Rearing & Field Data

Rutgers University; New Brunswick, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a part-time Field Lab Assistant/Technician for the Entomology Department within the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences in New Brunswick, NJ.

Primary duties include rearing live insect colonies, supporting field research activities, data entry into Excel, and maintaining laboratory operations while assisting students and professors with experiments and results.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Familiar with experimental design, data recording/management, and statistical analysis.
• Good skills in handling live insects.
• Bachelor’s degree in biology or related field preferred.
• Hands-on skills in performing experiments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in rearing live insect colonies.
• Assist in field research activities including pest-control treatments, rodent monitoring, and related tasks.
• Enter field data into Excel and analyze collected data.
• Maintain daily lab operations and help setup experiments.

Skills

Experimental design

Data management

Statistics

Live insects handling

Education

High School diploma

Bachelor’s degree in biology or related field

Job description

Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a part-time Field Lab Assistant/Technician for the Entomology Department within the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences in New Brunswick, NJ.

Primary duties include rearing live insect colonies, supporting field research activities, data entry into Excel, and maintaining laboratory operations while assisting students and professors with experiments and results.