Assistant Specialist - Soil Carbon & Field Research

University of California, Davis; Davis (CA); In loco; USD 25.000 - 35.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

University of California, Davis seeks an Assistant Specialist (50% FTE) to support a USDA SARE-funded project on orchard management practices, WOR and soil amendments, evaluating soil carbon, soil health, and grower economics in California perennial systems. Travel between UC Davis and California sites will be required for fieldwork and sampling.

The role covers data management, analysis, and report preparation, with opportunities to contribute to grant proposals and outreach materials.

Competenze

• Master's degree required as stated in the minimum qualifications.

Mansioni

• Coordinate and lead soil sampling events in collaboration with lab members.
• Design spatially randomized sampling schemes using GIS software to support robust field sampling.
• Collect soil cores at field research sites across multiple timepoints.
• Process soil samples and conduct laboratory analyses following established methods.
• Prepare and submit samples to UC Davis Analytical Laboratory and manage analysis orders.

Conoscenze

Soil sampling

GIS analysis

Data management

Communication with stakeholders

Formazione

Master's degree in International Agricultural Development, Soil Science, Environmental Science, Agricultural Science, Sustainable Agricultural Systems, or a closely related field

Descrizione del lavoro

University of California, Davis seeks an Assistant Specialist (50% FTE) to support a USDA SARE-funded project on orchard management practices, WOR and soil amendments, evaluating soil carbon, soil health, and grower economics in California perennial systems. Travel between UC Davis and California sites will be required for fieldwork and sampling.

The role covers data management, analysis, and report preparation, with opportunities to contribute to grant proposals and outreach materials.