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Title: Seasonal Employee Hourly

Department Org: Environmental Sciences - 101250

Employee Classification: H6 - Intermittent - Seasonal Hourly

Bargaining Unit: Bargaining Unit Exempt

Primary Location: MC AC

Shift:  1

Start Time:     End Time:  

Posted Salary: $24.00/hour

Job Description:

The Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, OH seeks a field technician who will support field measurements, sampling and data analysis for on-going research at the Plum Island Ecosystems Long-Term Ecological Research site. The field technician will work closely with staff and graduate students in the field and laboratory, conducting flux measurements and taking porewater and soil gas samples, and conducting vegetation analysis. In addition, the technician will be responsible for data entry and initial data analysis.

Coastal marshes are ideal systems to study the interaction of hydrology and (carbon) biogeochemistry. This project will contribute to advance mechanistic understanding of highly dynamic, coupled hydrology and biogeochemistry (plant and microbial processes) driving coastal marsh ecosystem function. Hydrologic processes (including transpiration) control transport, mixing, and availability of solutes in marsh platform soils. Biogeochemical transformations capitalize on the availability of these solutes. Continuous measurements as eddy covariance measurements are valuable tools to better quantify flux rates of water and carbon, determine their controlling factors and serve as benchmark for biogeochemical models.

This position is part of a cluster of projects funded by the Simons Foundation. The project, “Ecosystem on the Edge: How Coastal Marsh Plants and Microbes Thrive in an Oscillating Environment,” is led by the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in collaboration with Northeastern University, University of Toledo, MIT, University of Lausanne, and University of Georgia, affording the successful candidate the opportunity for exciting and diverse collaborations.

The position will be primarily based on the University of Toledo’s Main Campus, with extensive fieldwork responsibilities at the Plum Island Ecosystems LTER site. It is limited to a maximum of 1000 hours of work per calendar year.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of two years of college (degree not required) majoring in chemistry, biochemistry biology, ecology, environmental sciences, or related discipline
• Willingness and ability to work outdoors in ambient weather conditions;
• Willingness and ability to communicate with project team members, collaborators, and administrators participating in the project
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record;
• Commitment to a safe and inclusive working environment required

Communication and other skills:

• Effective communication skills (oral and written);
• Ability and desire to collaborate with a large multi-institutional collaborative team;
• Ability to work independently and to make decisions concerning personal and team safety, monitor weather conditions, and other logistical factors;
• Ability to work closely with students, faculty, and other staff to maintain research efficiency of the project.

Preferred Qualifications:

Conditions of Employment:

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