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This position is funded for 6 months; continuation past 6 months will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding.

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POSITION SPECIFICS​

The Entomology department in the College of Agricultural Sciences is hiring a Field Research Technologist. The Research Technologist will develop, design and conduct research projects/experiments in the laboratory/field related to Life Science disciplines including neuroscience, plant science, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, genomics, bioinformatics, and biotechnology; investigate and evaluate research methods, advise faculty/researchers on optimal use of methodology and equipment; collect, correlate, analyze, summarize and report on results; identify data integrity issues; train users in equipment operation and research techniques; and oversee daily operations of project.

Responsibilities include:

• Conduct research projects or experiments related to Mushroom Fly Integrated Pest Management; ensure protocol adherence; review progress and evaluate results.

• Perform a variety of experimental tasks including assays, material tests, and specimen evaluation.

• Execute and develop data collection procedures and troubleshoot field experiments; record, correlate, and analyze data; prepare analysis summaries.

• Contribute to the design of research methods; troubleshoot with mushroom growers, identify potential problems; recommend solutions and technical approaches for problem solving, communicate this with the mushroom fly research team.

• Make recommendations for the use of data collection and management.

• Train users in novel technology and research techniques; explain and demonstrate technology and equipment capabilities, limitations, and outcomes.

• Develop project protocols; provide input in determining feasibility of goals and objectives; responsible for assuring quality, cost effectiveness and timeliness of assigned projects.

• Author papers, proposals, presentations and reports in order to disseminate findings to the larger research community.

• Communicate with the mushroom industry