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Research Technologist I

Employer
Michigan State University
Location
East Lansing

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Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job no: 697330
Work type: Support Staff
Pay Grade: 08
Major Administrative Unit / College: Research And Innovation
Department: Great Lakes Bioenergy Researc Ctr Vprgs 10059425
Sub Area: CT- Clerical Tech.
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Clerical Technical- CT, Agriculture, Research/Scientific, Union
Position Summary

The successful candidate will participate in research, focused on understanding the mechanisms of abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in switchgrass and how those stresses impact feedstock deconstruction and bioenergy conversion. The research will occasionally involve all-day physical activity outdoors and travel to the Kellogg Biological Station in western Michigan. The technician will be expected to organize data collection efforts and coordinate these efforts with a larger team across MSU and at other research universities. For more information, please contact David Lowry at dlowry@msu.edu. Basic Function: Conducts research experiments under the direction of a researcher in order to generate data for support of research projects. Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintain and conduct phenotyping of greenhouse and growth chamber experiments. Organize equipment and supplies. Propagate switchgrass plants through clonal division. Conduct basic molecular and biochemical assays. Follow established procedures for performing tests and assays. Generate and record data for later analysis by other researchers. Assist in compiling test results for future composition of reports, publications, and presentation by other researchers. Operate, maintain, and monitor research instruments and equipment. Order supplies and equipment to build and maintain inventories. Supervise and instruct students in the performance of basic techniques. Monitor and control hazardous and other materials used in laboratory procedures.

Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in the biological sciences; up to six months of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in basic research techniques in the specific or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Desired Qualifications

Desired Skills and Abilities

Previous experience working with plants. Basic knowledge of plant biology and genetics.

Additional Requirements

A valid vehicle operator's license where needed to perform duties of the position. Other skills and/or physical abilities required to perform duties of the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

Additional Information:

A Current Resume is required A Letter of Interest is required A List of 2 References is required.

Special Instructions

The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is a US Department of Energy (DOE) fundedBioenergy Research Centerled by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with Michigan State University as a primary partner. We are developing sustainable biofuels and bioproducts made from dedicated energy crops grown on marginal lands.Our mission is simple: creating biofuels and bioproducts that are economically viable and environmentally sustainable.

Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Description of End Date

This is a limited-term position funded from date of hire through November 30, 2022, with possible extension contingent upon funding renewal.

Bidding eligibility ends on 4/6/2021, at 11:55 PM

Advertised: Mar 31, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Apr 13, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time

Organization

Working at Michigan State University 

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

Top Distinctions

U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

  • 29th among the nation’s public universities
  • First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
  • First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
  • First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

 

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