Available Positions

Poultry parasite treatment study assistant

The Veterinary Entomology Lab is seeking undergraduate research assistants to assist with ongoing research studies on poultry pest management. All research is conducted in or near Centre County.

Assistants will work alongside full-time graduate students and post-docs and will be trained in animal handling. Duties will include poultry care, medication, arthropod rearing, data collection and organization, and data processing with guidance. There are opportunities to be involved with ongoing laboratory projects in the lab as well.

Field Assistants must be self-starters, flexible and open-minded, have a strong desire to work in the field, have a valid driver’s license, and ability to lift 30-50 lbs., have the ability to work with others, be able to work long hours in sometimes extreme conditions (heat and rain), and be observant and detail-oriented. These are paid positions that start at $14/hour.

Please submit your CV and a letter of interest including your availability (start date and hours per week throughout the summer), your career goals, and why this position would interest you. Please send to Dr. Erika Machtinger, etm10@psu.edu

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No positions posted, but still interested in joining the lab?

Funding is always a limiting factor. However, I encourage any prospective student or post-doc to get in touch with me. I may have some upcoming plans, or know or similar positions in other labs. 

Prospective graduate students:

Once you had read through the material presented here and the laboratory expectations, the next step is getting in touch with me! 

Please email me the following: 

  • Explain your research experience

  • Your career goal

  • Your CV

  • What type of projects you are interested in working on.

Prospective post-docs

I'm interested in post-docs that bring in skill sets that our lab may not have, and that is interested in gaining ones that we do. Tell me what you want to do, and how our lab fits those goals. I am looking for creative, intelligent people that work well with others. I don't expect a post-doc to be a world-renowned genius, but I do want to see evidence of productivity and dedicated hard work.  If we have projects that interest you, or you think that you may have projects that would fit into our lab mission, I encourage you to contact me. 

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