Student Research Assistant

Title: Student Research Assistant Position Type: Student Search Type: External - minimum 7 days Department: 21R000 - Science, Tech, Engineering & Math Division: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs Position Location: Richmond Campus Driver Classification: Non-Driver FLSA: Non-Exempt Hours Per Week: 10-15 Posted Salary Grade: Minimum $8.00/hour Contact Person: Job Summary/Basic Functions Undergraduate students needed to interrogate a selected set of fungal (Pyricularia) genomes for the presence of Starship mobile genetic elements and evidence of possible excision events. Qualifications include experience in the UNIX command line interface, the software package MiniMap, and interpretation of bioinformatic genomic interrogation results. Minimum Qualifications Education: Must be enrolled at EKU Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Funding Source: Institutional Open Until Filled: No EEO Statement Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice. Background Check Statement Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

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