BIOLOGY (BL-BI-IUBLA)

The department of Biology is a large, unified department with strong undergraduate degrees, nationally-ranked graduate programs, and world-class research spanning the breadth of biological questions and experimental systems from ecosystems to microbiology and developmental biology, from evolution to cell biology, from molecular biology to systems biology, bioinformatics, and genomics. It is always an exciting time for Biology enormous advances in global genome analysis coupled with unprecedented developments in interdisciplinary research have made the 21st century the Century of Biology.

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• Conducts genetic and biochemical studies in plants and has a position available for a work-study student to assist postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Wei Zong plant Arabidopsis thaliana seeds.
• Grows plants, collects tissues from growing plants, harvests seeds, performs genetic crosses, performs molecular biology tests to identify plants with the desired gene combinations.
• Helps generate new genetically engineered plant lines.

EDUCATION

Required

• Currently enrolled as a student at Indiana University 
• Major in a STEM Discipline

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills

Ability to work in a lab environment. 

Department of Biology

Bloomington, Indiana

$12.00 per hour

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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Career Level: Part Time Employee

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Part Time Employee

Job Family: Work Study Undergrad

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