Where: Isaacs Lab, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Duration: Early May to late August 2020. Possibility of extension into the fall.

Salary: Full time: 40 hours/week, $12.00/hour

Spend your summer studying insect pests and pollinators on berry farms throughout

Michigan! Daily tasks include insect scouting/trapping at farms and research stations, fruit

damage assessments, pollinator observations, data entry, insect rearing, and labeling and

curating insect specimens. Travel to field sites is in a university vehicle (travel time is paid)

and overnight stays at Michigan State University field research stations are possible (accommodations at the field station are covered). More info at: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.isaacslab.ent.msu.edu&data=02%7C01%7Cmadeline.hennessey%40uconn.edu%7C7fb6d1d3c12d4fa0fb3c08d7c28047ac%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637191728594197790&sdata=h5qK3h3eB8QwvtKlOk1jpAWDsj%2F3c8QqgZFN%2FfMd64U%3D&reserved=0

Required Qualifications:

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Interest in entomology, biology, agriculture, or related fields

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Valid U.S. driverÃf¢ÒÂEURÃ’Â(tm)s license

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Ability to work outside for long periods of time

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Attention to detail and protocols

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desired Skills:

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Field research and/or lab experience

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Experience with data entry and analysis

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Experience with insect collection and identification

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Experience with plant and/or pollen identification

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Lifting equipment up to 40 pounds

Ãf¢ÒÂEURÒ¢ Ability to communicate with a wide variety of people, including scientists and growers

To apply: Send a full CV and a cover letter describing relevant research experience

and primary interests. Include the names and email addresses of up to three

references. Send as one PDF to Jackie Perkins (albertj9@msu.edu) by March 27,

2020.

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