Graduate Research Fellow: Climate-Smart Agroecosystem

Hawai’i Conservation Alliance & Foundation; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 25,223 - 30,828; Full time

Job summary

The Hawai’i Conservation Alliance & Foundation is offering a Graduate Assistantship to support the Hawaii Climate-Smart Partnership project at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. This role involves intensive research on agroecosystems, including Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and soil health metrics.

The candidate will engage in collaborative studies, contribute to field and laboratory research projects, analyze data, and participate in manuscript preparation and professional presentations. The position offers an annual salary starting at $28,026 with a duration of 3 years.

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) for case studies.
• Familiarity with soil health metrics and monitoring soil carbon and GHGs.
• Ability to engage in multi-metric analysis for equity components.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent and collaborative research project design and implementation.
• Co-develop field sampling protocols for agroecosystem studies.
• Draft manuscripts and present results at professional conferences.

Skills

Independent research

Collaborative research

Statistical analysis

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Soil health metrics

Geospatial (GIS) analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

The Hawai’i Conservation Alliance & Foundation is offering a Graduate Assistantship to support the Hawaii Climate-Smart Partnership project at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. This role involves intensive research on agroecosystems, including Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and soil health metrics.

The candidate will engage in collaborative studies, contribute to field and laboratory research projects, analyze data, and participate in manuscript preparation and professional presentations. The position offers an annual salary starting at $28,026 with a duration of 3 years.