What are the responsibilities and job description for the LABORATORY ASSISTANTS - Ag Research position at Fort Valley State University?
Job Summary :
The Technician / Research Associate will assist scientists and students including undergraduate students in daily experiments, conduct independent experiments, collect and analyze data, write reports, maintain records / logbooks / lab equipment / inventories, feed animals, conduct tissue culture experiments, and order supplies.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Assist independent researchers such as Project Director, Post Doc and Research Associates in the field or the laboratory.
- Assist Research Specialists with executing research activities as part of a team to perform daily-required maintenance of research activities, maintain tidiness of work areas, take observation, record data, and maintain research notebooks.
- Enter research data in MS Excel or other workbooks.
- Represent the lab in activities such as the Georgia National Fair, AG Field Day and AG Expo, seminars.
- Report daily activities to supervisor.
- Work to create a safe work environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications : Minimum :
Preferred :
Other characteristics such as personal characteristics : Hard working, punctual.
Working Conditions :
Physical Requirements :
The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the incumbent will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the position .
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