Coastal Research Technician – Field & Data

CSU; Ennis (TX); On-site; USD 51,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

CalPERS retirement

Tuition waiver

Vacation and sick leave

15 paid holidays

Job summary

CSU Sonoma State University seeks a Research Technician to support Hughes’ Lab research in coastal ecosystems in northern California, under the Director of Operations and the PI. You will assist with grant-funded projects, field sampling, data management, and analysis.

The ideal candidate has strong writing and quantitative skills, experience with statistics, and familiarity with Excel, R, and Google Suite; a California Driver's License, AAUS certification, and boat operator credentials may be

Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college with statistics course; related coursework or experience may substitute.
• One year of experience in technical research or statistics-related work, or one year of graduate study in relevant fields.
• MS in biology, environmental science, oceanography, conservation or similar preferred.
• Strong writing and analytical/quantitative skills highly preferred.
• Experience with field work related to marine ecosystems preferred.
• Intermediate proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) required.
• Knowledge of Google Suite and data analysis platforms including Excel, R, RStudio, Github, and PeopleSoft preferred.
• May require pre-placement exam to confirm diving ability.
• Must possess/obtain valid CA Driver's License, CA Boater Card, and AAUS certification as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support research activities in the Hughes’ Lab for grant-funded projects.
• Monitor and restore coastal ecosystems in northern California.
• Assist with data management and analysis.

Skills

Statistics knowledge

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

R/RStudio

Github

PeopleSoft

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

RStudio

Github

PeopleSoft

Excel

Job description

CSU Sonoma State University seeks a Research Technician to support Hughes’ Lab research in coastal ecosystems in northern California, under the Director of Operations and the PI. You will assist with grant-funded projects, field sampling, data management, and analysis.

The ideal candidate has strong writing and quantitative skills, experience with statistics, and familiarity with Excel, R, and Google Suite; a California Driver's License, AAUS certification, and boat operator credentials may be