Student Research Assistant — Greenhouse, Lab & Extension

The University of Georgia; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 20,664 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia is seeking a versatile team member to assist faculty and staff with greenhouse, research and field plots, indoors and outdoors, with occasional travel to research sites.

You will support extension and teaching activities, handle nursery and lab duties, and help prepare teaching materials for a weed science lab.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED; strong communication and basic computer skills are essential; training will be provided.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED; training will be provided on all processes and equipment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and general mechanical aptitude.
• Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, and graphics software are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Nursery/Greenhouse duties (50%): potting, pruning, weeding, grafting, seeding, data entry, maintaining research plots, watering, fertilizer and pesticide applications, running and maintaining nursery equipment at campus and local research farms.
• Laboratory work (25%): washing dishes, preparing research samples, processing samples, data entry, running and maintaining lab equipment.
• Teaching & Extension duties (25%): assistance with activities associated with preparation of the teaching of a weed science lab and help editing extension publications.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Mechanical aptitude

Computer skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

The University of Georgia is seeking a versatile team member to assist faculty and staff with greenhouse, research and field plots, indoors and outdoors, with occasional travel to research sites.

You will support extension and teaching activities, handle nursery and lab duties, and help prepare teaching materials for a weed science lab.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED; strong communication and basic computer skills are essential; training will be provided.