Research Assistant — Insect Ecology & Data Analysis

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Grab lab in the Department of Entomology at Penn State is seeking undergraduate research assistants to study the ecology of insects in agricultural systems. This position is based at the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Manheim, PA.

You will work with graduate students, senior researchers, extension educators and growers to design experiments, collect data, learn data analysis in R, and share results with diverse audiences.

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

Skills

Data collection

Data analysis

Tools

R

Job description

The Grab lab in the Department of Entomology at Penn State is seeking undergraduate research assistants to study the ecology of insects in agricultural systems. This position is based at the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Manheim, PA.

You will work with graduate students, senior researchers, extension educators and growers to design experiments, collect data, learn data analysis in R, and share results with diverse audiences.