Summer Coastal Field & Lab Research Assistant

PeopleAdmin, Inc.; Radnor (Delaware County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Villanova University’s Weston lab in Geography & the Environment seeks two Undergraduate Research Assistants for Summer 2025 to support field and lab work on sea-level rise impacts in tidal marsh ecosystems. The position involves field research, laboratory analyses, and data preparation as part of an NOAA-funded project.

You will conduct field work in wetland environments, perform gamma counting of soils and soil carbon measurements, and may travel to field stations.

Qualifications

• Field work in coastal wetlands and estuaries.
• Laboratory analyses including gamma counting of soils and soil carbon measurements.
• Data preparation and organization for an NOAA-funded project.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field research in tidal marshes and estuaries.
• Perform laboratory analyses including gamma counting of soils and soil carbon measurements.
• Prepare and organize data for ongoing NOAA-funded research project.

Job description

Villanova University’s Weston lab in Geography & the Environment seeks two Undergraduate Research Assistants for Summer 2025 to support field and lab work on sea-level rise impacts in tidal marsh ecosystems. The position involves field research, laboratory analyses, and data preparation as part of an NOAA-funded project.

You will conduct field work in wetland environments, perform gamma counting of soils and soil carbon measurements, and may travel to field stations.