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Temporary Research Technician

North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC

  1. Salary Not stated by the employer
  2. Employer North Carolina State University at Raleigh
  3. Location Raleigh, NC
  4. Workplace On site
  5. Role Research Technician
  6. Posted Sep 2, 2026
  7. Reference pa-234563
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Temporary Research Technician at North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
Duties include:
  • Processing large numbers of arthropod samples under the stereoscope.
  • Identifying and recording numbers of major insect and mite pests of small fruit crops.
  • Labeling and organizing arthropod samples.
  • Assisting with greenhouse and field collection of arthropod samples.
  • Experience using a stereoscope is preferred.
  • Experience with arthropod identification is preferred but is not required; training can be
    provided.
  • Assisting with fieldwork involving the excavation and uprooting of blueberry plants from research plots approximately 2–3 times per month, primarily under outdoor field conditions and direct sunlight.
  • Performing physically demanding field work that requires prolonged standing, bending, kneeling, digging, and working in variable weather conditions.
  • Safely operating heavy-duty hand tools and field equipment, including shovels, hammers, axes, pruning shears, heavy-duty scissors, sharpened cutting tools, and chainsaws, while following all laboratory and field safety procedures.
  • Opening and processing plant root masses in the laboratory to extract, collect, and document beetle larvae using hand tools and following established laboratory protocols.

Schedule:
35-40 hours per week, 8 am-5 pm with 1 hour lunch break. Fieldworkdays may be longer 10-11-hour days (1-3 days per week, 1-2 times per month).
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