Plant Tissue Culture & Field Lab Technician

Virginia Tech; Winchester (VA); Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Virginia Tech in Winchester, VA seeks a Wage Personnel Agricultural Technician to support fruit tree research at the AHS Jr. AREC. The role involves hands-on tissue culture, lab work, and field assessments, collaborating with graduate students and staff.

The position is part-time, approximately 29 hours per week (up to 1,500 hours per year), with duties spanning media prep, tissue culture, and data recording, contributing to impactful horticulture research.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in general biology or plant science
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, email and internet applications
• Valid driver’s license and access to transportation

Aufgaben

• Prepare media for tissue culture, in vitro propagation, and genetic transformation experiments.
• Collect, sterilize, and culture plant tissues under sterile conditions.
• Assist with experiments related to in vitro propagation, gene editing, and transformation.
• Provide full care for plants and plantlets grown in vitro or under greenhouse conditions.
• Assist in basic molecular biology experiments (PCR, qRT-PCR, gel docs, nucleic acid quantification).
• Maintain detailed experiment records and logs.
• Assist in field and lab experiments including sample collection and fruit quality evaluation.
• Collaborate with graduate students and staff on research initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Biology knowledge

Tissue culture skills

Molecular biology techniques

MS Word/Excel

Driver's license

Data management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in plant biology

Jobbeschreibung

Virginia Tech in Winchester, VA seeks a Wage Personnel Agricultural Technician to support fruit tree research at the AHS Jr. AREC. The role involves hands-on tissue culture, lab work, and field assessments, collaborating with graduate students and staff.

The position is part-time, approximately 29 hours per week (up to 1,500 hours per year), with duties spanning media prep, tissue culture, and data recording, contributing to impactful horticulture research.