Undergraduate Researcher

Job Details

Job Title: Undergraduate Researcher

Requisition Number: DU13168

Department Name: 81080:ENTOMOLOGY

Work Location: Lexington, KY

Salary Range: $15.00-$17.00

Type of Position: Temporary

Position Time Status: Part-Time

Required Education: HS Diploma

Physical Requirements: Lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects up to 50lbs., working outside in the field during the summer months.

Shift: Flexible shifts with full time hours available May-August 2026

Job Summary

The employee, will be responsible for the development and execution of agricultural field research, including managing vegetable rotations and protection systems, conducting field sampling of crop productivity, pest, disease, weed, and weather logger monitoring. Field work will require long hours in the hot humid summer conditions