New 
Temporary Paleobotanical Hourly Research Assistant
 University of Kansas | |
 United States, Kansas, Lawrence | |
| 1450 Jayhawk Boulevard (Show on map) | |
 Jan 17, 2025 | |
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Position Overview
Hard working individual willing to start work immediately, up to 20 hours per week to work with paleontological (paleobotanical) specimens and specimen databasing. This would include some mechanical processing of rock samples (cutting them on an oil cooled rock saw) and some museum type tasks (curating plant fossils, data entry in a database). Some moderately heavy lifting will be occasionally required. Databasing will involve working with the KU Biodiversity Institute's Specify database. This job requires a certain degree of mechanical inclination and with no fear of getting dirt and/or oil under your fingernails or listening to the buzz of a rock saw! Biology or Geology degrees (with at least a 2.5 GPA) preferred.
Job Description 25% - Databasing
25% - Specimen preparation 25% - Specimen curation and organization 20% - Specimen imaging 5% - Outreach event participation Position Requirements Able to lift up to 50lbs with or without accommodation.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Additional Candidate Instructions Application review begins Monday, January 27, 2025. For consideration, please apply no later than Sunday, January 26, 2025.
Contact Information to Applicants Rudolph Serbet - serbet@ku.edu
Brain Atkinson - brian.atkinson@ku.edu Kelly Matsunaga - matsunaga@ku.edu Advertised Salary Range 15/hr
Work Schedule M-F 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Application Review Begins Monday January 27, 2025
Anticipated Start Date Monday February 10, 2025
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