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Who We Are

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and Cornell University's second-largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education, and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: natural and human systems; food, energy and environmental resources; and social, physical and economic well-being.

The overall goal of applied research being conducted at the Cornell Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center is to generate information relevant for the diverse agricultural industries in the region. Cornell faculty and Cornell Cooperative Extension specialists work together on projects in plant pathology, entomology, weed science, and horticulture.

What You Will Do

Specific duties include:

• Help set-up experiments and collect data on the development and management of diseases of vegetable crops and the impact on crop yield of diseases.
• In addition to collecting data, time will be spent setting up and maintaining the experimental area (planting, marking plots, setting up irrigation, trellising tomato plants, removing weeds, etc.) and entering data.

Almost all work will be done outside.

This position is full-time (39 hours/ week) and is located in Long Island, NY. The position is scheduled to run from June 1, 2021 until September 17, 2021 or the start of school for students.

What We Need

We are looking for someone with the following qualifications:

• Interest in learning about applied research and plant pathology
• good work ethic
• ability to handle outdoor work during summer that can be physically demanding (for example, transplanting requires a lot of bending).

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

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