Undergraduate Summer Research Positions Tooker Lab - Summer 2025 The Tooker Lab in the Department of Entomology at Penn State (University Park) is now accepting applications for full-time (40 hr per week) summer research assistant positions to begin in early May 2025 and continuing into August (start and end dates are negotiable). Our research group studies ecology of plants, plant-feeding insects and slugs, and spiders and predatory insects in agricultural and natural systems. Our projects this summer will focus on:
1. Ecologically based management (e.g., biological control) of crop pests 2. The influence of ants on crop pests in no-till fields 3. Plants that can “smell” their attackers and then defend themselves 4. The role of gall insects in shaping arthropod communities Summer assistants will need to be in the State College area for the summer of 2025. Successful applicants will be paid a competitive hourly wage and will help graduate students and faculty with their new and ongoing research projects. We conduct greenhouse, lab, and field experiments and assistants will gain experience in different types of research techniques and systems. As assistants gain experience, they will gain more independence in their responsibilities. Interest in animals (insects!), plants, and agriculture are welcome but not required. We are looking for a diverse group of summer assistants who are curious and motivated with a desire to learn new details about the world around us! If you are interested, please complete this google form <https://forms.gle/vUQ66L6nDjtL7kio8>, which requires a copy of your resume. Any questions, contact John Tooker, too...@psu.edu John -- John F. Tooker Professor / Extension Specialist Department of Entomology The Pennsylvania State University 501 ASI Building University Park, PA 16802 814-865-7082 Research: http://ento.psu.edu/research/labs/john-tooker Extension: https://extension.psu.edu/forage-and-food-crops/agronomic-crops <http://ento.psu.edu/extension/field-crops-new> To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
