TES - Honey Bee Colony Maintenance Assistant
Company:
Auburn University
Job Location:
Auburn University, 36849-5207
Category:
Laboratory and Research
Type:
Adjunct/Part-Time
Salary Range: USD $12.50/Hr. - USD $17.50/Hr.
Locations: Auburn University, Alabama
Job Type: Temporary
Department: Entomology and Plant Pathology
Associated Division: College of Agriculture
Req ID: 8445
Overview
The Auburn University Bee Center is looking to hire a temporary employee for a honey bee technician position. The new hire will assist with bee-related research mainly outdoors under typical (hot and humid) Alabama conditions although some laboratory work is also expected. The technician will encounter stinging insects. An interest in insects/plants is preferred. The new hire should have an eagerness to learn new skills and the ability to work in often difficult physical environments.
Responsibilities
Locations: Auburn University, Alabama
Job Type: Temporary
Department: Entomology and Plant Pathology
Associated Division: College of Agriculture
Req ID: 8445
Overview
The Auburn University Bee Center is looking to hire a temporary employee for a honey bee technician position. The new hire will assist with bee-related research mainly outdoors under typical (hot and humid) Alabama conditions although some laboratory work is also expected. The technician will encounter stinging insects. An interest in insects/plants is preferred. The new hire should have an eagerness to learn new skills and the ability to work in often difficult physical environments.
Responsibilities
- Travel to field sites around Alabama
- Assist w/beekeeping tasks such as hive management
- Build and maintain honey bee boxes
- Collect/Enter data into spreadsheets
- Harvest, process, and bottle honey
- Engage in outreach events with the public
- High school diploma
- Interest in Entomology or related discipline
- Ability to lift up to 60 pounds
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
