Laboratory Technician

Requirement/Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture, horticulture, plant physiology, molecular biology, entomology, plant pathology or related field or 3+ years of related experience or equivalent amounts of relevant education and experience preferred.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and follow standard operating and safety/ergonomics protocols is essential.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• A high degree of self-motivation, a positive attitude, and the ability to work well independently as well as a team member with minimal supervision.
• Basic computer skills required, including MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook), and ability to gain competency with internally developed research software.
• Must be able to stand and sit for long periods of time and lift up to 30 lbs. Must be able to tolerate hours of repetitive work in a warm, humid greenhouse with pollen present year-round.

Responsibilities:

• Handle daily greenhouse plant care, including pollinating, watering, harvesting, and seed handling for wheat primarily and other crops.
• Assist with experiments including collecting data, maintaining records, executing lab analysis requests, and communicating experimental logistics with process leads.
• Support planning and logistical execution of wheat breeding greenhouse experiments including preparation of project requests, inputting experimental data, and communication with internal process leads.
• Perform routine greenhouse sanitation tasks like discarding and general cleaning.
• Assist researchers with experiment organizational work on a cross-functional team that handles a diverse project set of pollinations.
• Other duties as assigned.