Temporary Undergraduate Research Technician

The Temporary Undergraduate Research Technician will be engaged in various activities such as wet lab tasks, DNA extraction from fungal herbarium specimens. Proficiency in aseptic techniques is essential, as the new hire will be responsible for maintaining mycological cultures with precision. This involves tasks such as isolating RNA/DNA from mycological tissues, performing techniques like PCR and quantitative PCR, executing agarose gel electrophoresis, and conducting plant pathological assessments.