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Assistant In Research
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Job ID 72708
Job Funding Source Work-Study, Non-Work-Study
Employer Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Category Professional/Administrative
Job Description
Responsibilies for this position will include a variety of of tasks supporting biological research into genetics, development, and evolutionary biology using fruit flies and yeast. Maintaince of fruit fly stocks will be the primary component of the job, but additional lab support tasks (e.g., making solutions, autoclaving equipment) will also be assigned as time allows. 
 
To apply, please send all application materials,  including (a) a brief cover letter describing any relevant prior experience and explaining why you are interested in this role, (b) a resume, (c) your academic transcript, and (d) times you’d be available to work during the Fall 2025 semester to me directly at wittkopp@umich.edu. applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Top candidates will be invited to interview in person or by zoom 
 
Educational Value

This job will give students an opportunity to experience working in a biological research setting. Although the primary focus of the role will be supporting research in the group, the student will interact regularly with graduate students and postdocs conducting various types of genetic and genomic experiments in the lab and have an opportunity to participate in formal and informal scientific discussions in the lab group. Past students serving successfully in this role have later transitioned into undergraduate researchers in lab the group.  
Job Requirements

Responsible and reliable; detail-oriented; effective communicator. No prior research experience is required, but having taken a chemistry or biology lab course would be beneficial. Work Study award is preferred
Hourly Rate $15.00/hour
Hours 8.0 to 10.0 hours per week
Time Frame Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer
Start Date Monday, September 22, 2025
End Date Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Primary Contact Biology Region
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Supervisor Trisha Wittkopp
Work Location Biological Sciences Building
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