Lab Technician II, Freshwater Ecology

University of Mississippi; United States; Sur place; USD 28 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The University of Mississippi’s Biology Department seeks a Lab/Field Technician to support the Freshwater Ecology Research Lab. Responsibilities include preparing media, performing routine water analyses, maintaining equipment, and assisting with both field and outdoor mesocosm experiments.

Qualified candidates have a High School diploma; 4 years of relevant experience; and a Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, or a related science.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Relevant experience of 4 years required.
• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, or related science preferred.

Responsabilités

• Provide lab and field support for Dr. Jason Taylor's Freshwater Ecology Research Lab.
• Assist researchers with setting up methods for measuring gas fluxes related to carbon and nitrogen cycling in lakes and streams.
• Run routine water quality analyses in the lab.
• Proficiency in making reagents and basic laboratory tasks is required.
• Conduct fieldwork and collect water samples in freshwater environments including lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
• Prepare basic to moderately complex media, cultures, formulas or specimens under limited supervision.
• Perform data collection including water and biological sampling from natural lakes, rivers and wetlands and outdoor mesocosms.
• Assist with setup, maintenance and sampling of large-scale outdoor mesocosm experiments.
• Calibrate, deploy and download environmental sensors at field and experimental sites.
• Analyze water samples for nutrients using a SEAL analyzer and for dissolved gas concentrations using MIMS.
• Analyze chlorophyll a with a PAM fluorometer.
• Process gas samples for dissolved CO2, CH4, and N2O using headspace methods.
• Assist with field greenhouse gas flux measurements using a Licor Smart Chamber.

Connaissances

Laboratory support

Data collection

Fieldwork

Equipment maintenance

Sample preparation

Formation

High School (Required)

Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, or related science

Outils

SEAL nutrient autoanalyzer

Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometer (MIMS)

Pulsed-Amplitude Modulated fluorometer (PAM)

Description du poste

The University of Mississippi’s Biology Department seeks a Lab/Field Technician to support the Freshwater Ecology Research Lab. Responsibilities include preparing media, performing routine water analyses, maintaining equipment, and assisting with both field and outdoor mesocosm experiments.

Qualified candidates have a High School diploma; 4 years of relevant experience; and a Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, or a related science.