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Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Research Assistant (Biology) position. The Research Assistant (Biology) is a full-time, one-year term position. The expected salary range for this job opportunity is: $20.87 to 21.00 per hour.
The salary offered will vary based on a number of factors, including but not limited to relevant education, training, and experience, tenure status, and other nondiscriminatory business considerations. Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Click here for Benefits Information.
This is a research assistant position in Biology, where the primary responsibilities involve assisting with studies in the laboratory and greenhouse. The particular research project involves a fungal disease of plants, which provides a safe study model or advances questions in the ecology of infectious disease. The research has been funded by the NSF - Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease Program. The main activities include growth plants and fungi in the context of large experiments, with additional efforts in documentation, data collection, and data analysis.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Assist with laboratory and greenhouse research activities
Participate in lab group meeting that enhance understanding of the research being conducted
Help organize student attendance times to work times in the laboratory and greenhouse
Qualifications:
Required
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Ecology or related field
1 to 3 years of related experience
Equivalent work experience in lieu of minimum education and related experience
Knowledge of plant biology and ecology
Pre-employment physical/lift test
Required reference and background checks
Preferred
Knowledge of fungal biology and ecology, or infectious disease biology and ecology
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