Technician in plant disease ecology - UMD

The Bruns lab at the University of Maryland, College Park is seeking a full-time lab and field technician to assist with ongoing research into the evolutionary-ecology of infectious disease in wild plant populations. The main duties of the technician would be to assist with lab work, greenhouse inoculation experiments and summer field-work at the nearby Beltsville Agricultural station. Additional duties include assistance ordering reagents for the lab, supervising hourly undergraduate workers, and participation in weekly lab meetings.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Setup and maintain greenhouse experiments (planting, transplanting, labeling, inoculation, data collection.
• Assist with setup and day-to-day management of summer field experiments at local Beltsville station.
• Assist with ordering and setting up lab equipment and supplies.
• Assist with lab work including propagation of haploid fungal cultures, spore quantification, DNA extraction and PCR.
• Organization and management of datasets.
• Supervision of undergraduate researchers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study
• Research experience in a biology lab or lab of similar field
• Field or greenhouse experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and organizational skills

Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension
The position will remain open until filled, but for best consideration, please apply by 02/28/2020

To apply:
Please provide a cover letter, CV, and arrange to have two letters of reference emailed directly to ebruns@umd.edu  


The job posting can be found at: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/76924