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Part-Time Undergraduate Research Assistant- Animal Sciences (Bryan Lab) 2026-2027

$16 per hour

Penn State University

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Dr. Bryan is looking for motivated undergraduate students that have an interest in assisting with applied poultry nutrition, management, and behavior/welfare research projects. Previous experience is not required. The hourly wage starts at $16 per hour. Part-time job duties are not to exceed 20 hours per week, including assisting with broiler chick and layer poult weighing and placement, sample collection, sample analysis, feed mixing, litter management, and data entry. Undergraduate research assistants will learn the principles of experimental design and applied research in one of the most promising fields of production agriculture. For any questions, please contact Dr. Bryan at View email address on click.appcast.io.

BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES

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