Undergraduate Opportunities

For hourly employment
  • Lab Research Assistant (work-study and non-work-study)
Responsibilities (any or all of the following):
* Greenhouse support: watering plants, sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, fertilizing, etc.
* Lab support - stocking reagents and supplies, preparing growth media, cleaning labware, disposing of waste
* Computer database support: data entry
* Assistance with experiments
Hours per week: 10-20
Hourly wage: from $8.25
Job requirements:
* Dependability
* Attention to detail
* Initiative (ability to work with minimal supervision)
* Background in plant and or microbial biology helpful although not required
To apply, download and follow the directions on this application form.

For questions, call Clarice at 294-3502.

For academic credit

  •  490R (undergraduate research) in Plant Pathology, Genetics, Microbiology, etc.
  •  490H (undergraduate Honors Research) in Plant Pathology, Genetics, Microbiol., etc.

For hourly employment AND academic credit!

For summer internships

  Graduate Opportunities

  Postdoc Opportunities


Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. veteran. Inquiries can be directed to the Director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, 3210 Beardshear Hall, (515) 294-7612.

(updated August 8, 2011 )