Summer/Fall Student Hourly for the Guédot Lab UW Entomology
Position Description:
- 40 hrs/week ($10/hr) during the summer (June-August)
- Possibility to continue into fall (fewer hours/week or for class
credit)
Must be self-directed and highly motivated. Will work both independently
and as part of a research team with Dr. Christelle Guédot and research
technicians.
Laboratory & fieldwork projects include:
- Invasive fruit pest biology (i.e. spotted wing drosophila)
- Pollinators in fruit crops
- Landscape and ecological effects on fruit crop pests and pollinators
Position Requirements:
- Ability to commit to a full summer beginning June 1st or ASAP.
- Interest in entomology and agriculture.
- Clean driving record and ability to drive an automatic van.
- Flexibility in daily schedule as fieldwork may require early
mornings/late afternoons/weekends.
- Ability to do physically demanding and repetitive tasks.
- Ability to communicate effectively with lab-mates & farm workers.
Please contact Janet van Zoeren (janet@vanzoeren.com)
with a résumé & brief statement of interest.