Insect Pollinator Field and Laboratory Assistant

This is a part-time or temporary non-benefited position.

Description & Details:

The Insect Systematics Lab at North Dakota State University is seeking a temporary (part to fulltime) lab and field worker to assist in surveying, collection and preparation of insect specimens.

The Research worker will split time between weekly pollinator collections with our field crew in the Sheyenne National Grasslands and lab work at NDSU.

Field tasks will include:

• Net collection targeting bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) and hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae)

• Collection of samples from insect traps

• Maintenance of field equipment

Lab tasks will include:

• Pinning, pointing, and labeling bee and fly specimens from the Sheyenne Grasslands and from statewide insect trapping surveys

• Laboratory upkeep and maintenance

Necessary skills will be taught.

Work Schedule:

Up to 40 hours/week

Starting date: 5/1/26 - negotiable

Ending date: 8/31/26 - negotiable

Advertised Pay:

$16/hour

Pay is based on several factors, including budget, labor market, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and/or certification and other business considerations.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education background: ideally with courses in the biological sciences

Experience: Ideally experience with biological field surveys

Required qualifications:

• Must be able to work efficiently and independently on lab tasks and as a team in the field

• Ability to work safely in the field during long days of hiking on occasionally uneven terrain, and collect live insects

Preferred Qualifications:

(Ultimately, these skills can be taught on the job!)

• Experience with basic insect identification

• Experience with insect specimen preparation

To Apply - Applications must include the following materials:

To apply, please send a resume or CV and a (brief) cover letter to: : deirdre.prischmann@ndsu.edu, gerald.fauske@ndsu.edu, or trebor.hall@ndsu.edu

Please include within application if you are currently or have in the past 12 months been employed with NDSU, the North Dakota University System or any other North Dakota State agency. If so, include which agency/department, as well as your how many hours you work a week and in the past 12 months.

Employment Eligibility:

NDSU determines employment eligibility through the E-Verify system: What is E-Verify? New employees to NDSU must present specific identification to determine their employment eligibility no later than their first day of work. To view the identification required, please see the List of Acceptable Documents. You will be required to have one item from List A OR one item from List B and List C.

About Us:

North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student focused, land-grant, research university. We educate leaders who solve national and global challenges by providing affordable access to an excellent education that combines teaching and research in a rich learning environment.

NDSU is in the highest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, R1, granted to the top research institutions in the country.

NDSU has offices across the state of North Dakota, and the main campus is in Fargo, on the Minnesota border. Along with Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo forms one of the largest metropolitan centers between Minneapolis and Seattle. The community is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live.

NDSU is committed to fostering a community where differences are recognized as strengths. Rooted in our land-grant mission, we work together to meet the needs of North Dakota and its communities through education, research and outreach.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

NDSU does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable. Direct inquiries to: Vice Provost, Title IX/ADA Coordinator, Old Main 201, NDSU Main Campus, Fargo, ND, 58108, 701-231-7708, ndsu.eoaa@ndsu.edu.

No Smoking Notice:

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.

Reasonable Accommodation Information: North Dakota State University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, please contact Human Resources at 701-231-8961 or ndsu.hr@ndsu.edu.

We collectively acknowledge that NDSU, a land grant institution, on the traditional lands of the Oceti Sakowin (Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda) and Anishinaabe Peoples in addition to many diverse Indigenous Peoples still connected to these lands. We honor with gratitude Mother Earth and the Indigenous Peoples who have walked with her throughout generations. We will continue to learn how to live in unity with Mother Earth and build strong, mutually beneficial, trusting relationships with Indigenous Peoples of our region. (see www.ndsu.edu/inclusioncouncil/native_american_initiatives/).