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• Undergraduate Hourly Technician - Herbarium - Federal Work Study Preferred

  Nov 24, 2025 12:15 pm

  The Illinois Natural History Survey's Herbarium Collection is seeking up to three Undergraduate Students to work on accessioning and organizing plant and fungal specimens. This position will require someone who can handle fragile objects with care and can keep materials well-organized. This position will be located in Champaign, Illinois, on the U of I Campus.

• Molecular Plant Pathology Lab Technician (Hourly) - Illinois Natural History Survey

  Sep 3, 2025 1:00 pm

  The Illinois Natural History Survey’s Molecular Plant Pathology Lab is seeking undergraduate/graduate students or hourly technicians for lab work on DNA extraction, detection, and identification of phytoplasma plant pathogenic bacteria.

• Undergraduate Hourly, Graduate Hourly, Academic Hourly

  Mar 4, 2025 8:00 am

  We are seeking up to three motivated individuals to participate in and support original research and technology development in one or more areas of carbon capture & utilization, critical materials recovery, and the beneficial utilization of waste materials. Responsibilities include participating in laboratory and bench-scale experiments and analytical characterization to evaluate new materials and processes, assisting in the assembly and troubleshooting of experimental setups, analyzing experimental data, supporting modeling efforts, performing literature searches, as well as preparing reports and documentation.