Greenhouse & Field Research Student Assistant

University of Georgia; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 16,531 - 20,664; Part time

Job summary

The University of Georgia is looking for a Lab/Field Student Assistant to support greenhouse and field activities for horticultural crop research. The role includes responsibilities like plant maintenance, sample collection, laboratory work, and maintaining supplies.

This position is ideal for students interested in horticulture and plant sciences, providing hands-on experience in a research setting. Qualified applicants will engage in various tasks that contribute to vegetable breeding and research.

Qualifications

• Ability to tend to greenhouse plants and maintain various horticultural tasks.
• Experience with data collection and laboratory research processes.
• Willingness to perform hands-on tasks in a laboratory setting.

Responsibilities

• Tend to plants in greenhouse: plant, weed, fertilize, water, pollinate, harvest.
• Collect plant samples and perform disease screening and data collection.
• Execute laboratory protocols and maintain laboratory space and supplies.

Skills

Plant maintenance

Data collection

Laboratory protocols

Job description

The University of Georgia is looking for a Lab/Field Student Assistant to support greenhouse and field activities for horticultural crop research. The role includes responsibilities like plant maintenance, sample collection, laboratory work, and maintaining supplies.

This position is ideal for students interested in horticulture and plant sciences, providing hands-on experience in a research setting. Qualified applicants will engage in various tasks that contribute to vegetable breeding and research.