Part-time Non-Academic Research Assistant- Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

Part-time research assistant positions are available in the Esker Lab in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology at Penn State University. The positions provide laboratory and field support for the plant disease epidemiology program.

Requirements

• Fungal culture media preparation
• Microbiological culturing and isolation of soil and seed-borne fungal pathogens
• Enumeration of fungal colonies
• Selection of pure cultures of isolates for long-term preservation
• Microscopic evaluation and identification of fungal cultures
• Assist with laboratory assays, including pathogenicity tests and fungicide sensitivity studies
• Assist with DNA extraction and quality check of fungal isolates from different genomic projects
• Collect soil and plant samples from field and greenhouse experiments and provide necessary assistance with sample processing prior to analysis/evaluation
• Perform germination tests for corn, soybean, and wheat seed samples from field trials
• Assess plant diseases from research studies conducted in the field, as well as in greenhouse or growth chamber trials
• Data entry of field and laboratory experiments

Benefits

• Pennsylvania State University benefits