Research Assistant​/Tech

Job Details

Posting Number: S07421P

Working Title: Research Assistant/Tech

Department: Warnell-Research

Location: Atlanta Area

Posting Date: 11/17/2021

Proposed Starting Date: 01/05/2022

Employment Type: Employee (Full Time)

Benefits Eligibility: Benefits Eligible

Salary: $27,500

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education. The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton.

UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full‑time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly formed School of Medicine.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb).

Assist graduate students, professor, and laboratory coordinator with various research projects that are ongoing in the laboratory and in the field. This will entail field collecting of insect samples, correct preparation and preservation of specimens, sorting insects in the lab, cleaning and maintain field equipment, data entry, and microscope work. This is a limited term position and is contingent on funding.

Position will end September 2022.

Requires technical knowledge in the field acquired through an apprenticeship, a 2‑year degree, or professional certificate. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

• Use and enter data into Excel.
• Multitask since you will be working on several projects at once.
• Flexibility in schedule.
• Willing to travel long distances to collect samples that are in various regions of the Southeast and partake in overnight trips periodically.
• Capable of performing monotonous tasks such as looking through a microscope in the laboratory for hours at a time.

Willing to work in extreme temperatures and endure hiking to collect trap samples located throughout the state. Lift up to 50 lb boxes of traps and/or lures occasionally. Driving.

• Field work:
  Trapping, forest measurements, and collecting field data. (50%)
• Sorting and identifying insect samples in lab setting. (30%)
• Data Entry (10%)
• Microscope work (10%)

For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below. For assistance with your application or login, please email hrweb.

Recruitment Contact Name: Brittany Barnes

Recruitment Contact Email: barnes