Laboratory Research Assistant

Anticipated Hours Per Week

12

Schedule:

10-15 hours per week; weekdays. Flexible schedule. Four-hour blocks of time helpful. Full-time during Summer.

Salary/Wage Range:

Hourly $15.00 to $15.00

Number Of Positions

1

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Looking for undergraduate laboratory research assistant for USDA-ARS dairy forage legume breeding and genetics laboratory. 10-15 hours

per week; weekdays during Fall and Spring semesters. Full-time during Summer. Must be U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities include:

1. Germinate seeds on petri plates.
2. Sample plants growing on petri plates or in greenhouse.
3. Prepare laboratory reagents.
4. Extract DNA from plant samples.
5. Set up PCR.
6. Data evaluation.
7. Maintain laboratory notebook and Excel files.
8. Some cleaning responsibility.

Requirements:

1. Good communication, organization, and record keeping skills.
2. Patience, curiosity.
3. Strong initiative and ability to work independently.
4. Tolerance for hours of repetitive tasks; e.g., extract DNA, extract DNA, extract DNA, extract DNA ...
5. Tolerance for hours of computer work, data evaluation.

Laboratory experience helpful, but not required. We're ready to train if you're ready to learn.

Qualifications:

Requirements:

1. Good communication, organization, and record keeping skills.
2. Patience, curiosity.
3. Strong initiative and ability to work independently.
4. Tolerance for hours of repetitive tasks; e.g., extract DNA, extract DNA, extract DNA, extract DNA ...
5. Tolerance for hours of computer work, data evaluation.

MUST BE U.S. CITIZEN. Laboratory experience helpful, but not required. We're ready to train if you're ready to learn.

Physical Demands

Tolerance for boring, repetitive tasks.

Application Instructions:

Please send a resume and a statement describing why you are interested in this position to john.raasch@usda.gov.

Contact:

Org: USDA-ARS Dairy Forage Research Center

Email: john.raasch@usda.gov