<p>Description</p> <p>Title: Graduate Research Assistant</p> <p>Position Number: 0000GA11</p> <p>Hiring Unit: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience</p> <p>Location: Manoa, Oahu</p> <p>Date Posted: May 14, 2025</p> <p>Closing Date: Continuous, first review by date will be June 5, 2025</p> <p>Salary Information: Step 14: $28,026/annually; $2,335.50/month</p> <p>Full Time/Part Time: Part Time</p> <p>Temporary/Permanent: Temporary</p> <p>Other Conditions:</p> <p>Position to start on August 1, 2025. Renewal of appointment is dependent on satisfactory performance, program needs, availability of funds.</p> <p>Duties and Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Provide technical support for a research project that deals with gene expression during papaya fruit ripening and it modification by ethylene inhibitors. </li><li>Confirmation of conclusions using qPCR is expected. </li><li>Analyze the data with minimal supervision, make recommendations to achieve project objectives, and prepare technical reports, manuscripts and presentations on the results. </li></ul> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Enrollment in an advance degree program at UHM. </li><li>Applicant should have a background in plant physiology, or plant biology. Familiarity with climacteric fruit ripening, bioinformatics especially gene transcription analysis and PCR is essential. </li></ul> <p>To Apply:</p> <p>Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents. Applicant must submit the following:</p> <ul> <li>Cover letter indicating interest in the position and how you satisfy the minimum qualifications; </li><li>Resume; </li><li>Two letters of recommendation if not already on file. </li></ul> <p>Inquiries:Robert Paull;paull@hawaii.edu</p> <p>EEO, Clery Act, ADA</p> <p>The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/</p> <p>Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.</p> <p>In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.</p> <p>Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/</p>