Adjunct Researcher - Materials Testing Support

University System of New Hampshire; Durham (NH); On-site; USD 41,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

The hourly research assistant at UNH (Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory) will support a coastal sediment transport project, focusing on manuscript prep, data analysis, and lab/field work. The role involves handling salt marsh datasets and velocity/turbidity measurements, with duties across data analysis, methods documentation, and literature review.

Expect collaboration within a team and independent planning to meet milestones, along with opportunities to contribute to ongoing coastal research

Qualifications

• Experience collecting and analyzing field data in salt marsh environments, including velocity and turbidity data.
• Graduate-level knowledge of hydrodynamics and sediment transport.
• Experience running and troubleshooting experimental flume facilities.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a larger team.
• Strong writing and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manuscript preparation on M.S. thesis work (~60% time) including additional data analysis, literature review, and writing.
• Analysis of summer 2025 vertical profile data (~20% time) including data analysis, methods documentation.
• Experimental work in the Coastal Ecohydraulics Flume (~20% time) including design and execution of experiments, support of other users’ experiments.

Skills

Field data analysis

Hydrodynamics

Sediment transport

Experiment design/ troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

MS in Ocean Engineering or closely related field

Tools

Coastal Ecohydraulics Flume

Job description

USNH Employees should apply within Workday through the Jobs Hub appInternal Candidate IdentifiedThe hourly research assistant (~20-25 hrs/week) will be responsible for manuscript preparation, data analysis, and supplementary lab/field work as needed to support U.S. Coastal Research Program-funded project studying sediment transport in Hampton-Seabrook Estuary salt marshes. The hourly research assistant will have experience working with complex salt marsh data sets and will work in the Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory at UNH.Duties/Responsibilities:Manuscript preparation on M.S. thesis work (~60% time) including additional data analysis, literature review, and writingAnalysis of summer 2025 vertical profile data (~20% time) including data analysis, methods documentationExperimental work in the Coastal Ecohydraulics Flume (~20% time) including design and execution of experiments, support of other users’ experiments, etc.Requirements:Minimum Qualifications:Experience collecting and analyzing field data in salt marsh environments, including velocity and turbidity dataGraduate-level knowledge of hydrodynamics and sediment transportExperience running and troubleshooting experimental flume facilitiesKnowledge, Skills, & Abilities:Ability to work individually as well as part of a broader teamAbility to create plans and deadlines, and meet benchmarks with the support of the primary supervisorStrong writing and oral communication skills requiredPreferred Qualifications:M.S. in Ocean Engineering or closely related fieldApplicant Instructions:Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents - additional documents can be added to the Application Questions section of the application)Resume/CVCompensation Pay Range:$30 - $34The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.EEO StatementThe University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human ResourcesLocation:DurhamSalary Grade:Adjunct Hourly Staff 00