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M-F, 8-5 with some nights and weekends during harvest and planting seasons. Some overnight travel within Georgia may be required.

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This new position will be responsible for laboratory and greenhouse work with wild and cultivated peanuts. Lab work involves, but is not exclusive to, DNA extraction, setting up small scale genotyping reactions, helping set up and evaluate bioassays, organization of the seed bank, preparing solutions. In greenhouse, the work involves planting, maintaining and harvesting plants, collecting material for experiments, making crosses, mixing soil, filling pots, cleaning greenhouse. This position is grant-funded. While the continuation of funding and employment is anticipated, it is not guaranteed.

The applicant should have good organization skills; knowledge of basic plant life cycle and genetics; knowledge of basic molecular biology laboratory techniques. Knowledge of lab protocols and equipment is needed.

Sit or stand for extended periods of time, lift objects up to 50 pounds. Driving.

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Greenhouse work: plant maintenance, keeping greenhouse organized and clean, seed harvest, washing pots, filling pots, planting seeds, transplanting seedlings.

Laboratory work: DNA extraction and quantification; setting up bioassays, pathogenicity evaluation.

Seed lab work: seed sorting, shelling, weighing, up keeping of seed inventory.