Faculty Research Assistant – Social Science & Project Lead

Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Oregon State University invites applications for a full-time, 12-month Faculty Research Assistant to coordinate a NOAA-funded project examining socio-cultural impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms in Puget Sound, WA and Southern California. The position requires residing in Corvallis, OR or Puget Sound and involves interdisciplinary collaboration with multiple PIs and a graduate student mentorship.

The role emphasizes developing research protocols, data collection and analysis, producing peer-reviewed

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in environmental social sciences with social scientific research methods experience
• Proficiency with geospatial statistical analysis
• Ability to learn quantitative and qualitative analyses with some support
• Knowledge of best practices in social scientific research
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication; collaborative mindset
• Computing skills including statistical software and cloud sharing
• Experience coordinating interdisciplinary science teams and stakeholders
• Commitment to inclusive excellence in environmental management

Responsibilities

• Act as project manager, organizing research team, providing work reports and managing project timelines and deliverables
• Develop research protocols, collect data and lead social-scientific data analysis
• Facilitate and support an advisory group to provide feedback on project implementation and outputs
• Lead outputs of project components, including at least one peer-reviewed manuscript and user-focused products
• Mentor one MS student to complete independent research projects as part of the overall project

Skills

Geospatial analysis

Social science research methods

Project management

Data analysis (qualitative)

Communication and collaboration

Professional writing

Statistical software

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Graduate degree in environmental social sciences

Tools

Geospatial software

Statistical software

Job description

Oregon State University invites applications for a full-time, 12-month Faculty Research Assistant to coordinate a NOAA-funded project examining socio-cultural impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms in Puget Sound, WA and Southern California. The position requires residing in Corvallis, OR or Puget Sound and involves interdisciplinary collaboration with multiple PIs and a graduate student mentorship.

The role emphasizes developing research protocols, data collection and analysis, producing peer-reviewed