Penn State’s López-Uribe Lab is hiring a Part-Time Assistant to support research focused on plant chemical and morphological traits. You'll contribute to developing and implementing methods for greenhouse experiments, primarily working with Brassica plants.
What You'll Do
- Modify existing biochemical protocols from the literature for measuring traits on Brassica plants.
- Test and troubleshoot biochemical protocols.
- Collect biochemical and morphological trait data, including seed oil content, volatiles, and floral morphology.
- Assist with growing and managing plants in growth chambers for an experimental evolution study.
- Help develop methods for conducting bumble bee pollination treatments on Brassica plants.
- Assist with data curation, data analysis, and drafting a peer-reviewed paper.
What We're Looking For
- Great organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Extensive experience in successfully collecting research data from a wide variety of biochemical assays.
- Proven skills for learning new lab techniques and troubleshooting lab protocols.
Team & Environment
You will primarily work with the postdoctoral researcher leading the research, with supervision and direction also from Margarita López-Uribe.
Work Mode
This is an onsite position located in the López-Uribe Lab at the Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building on Penn State’s University Park campus.
Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
