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<div class="">Please circulate the following ad to potential candidates. This is a permanent, full-time lab manager position at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. Allowable relocation expenses will be reimbursed, up to 5% of annual salary. Applications
will be reviewed beginning January 20. The position is available immediately. </div>
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<div class="">Flagstaff ’s phenomenally beautiful setting, excellent recreational and outdoor opportunities, superb weather, and relaxed culture make this a wonderful place to live, work, and enjoy life! See, for example: <a href="http://www.bestchoiceschools.com/20-great-small-college-towns-with-great-quality-of-life/" class="">http://www.bestchoiceschools.com/20-great-small-college-towns-with-great-quality-of-life/</a></div>
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<div class="">Thank you and best wishes for 2018- </div>
<div class="">Andrew Richardson and Mariah Carbone</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">We are seeking a Research Associate with strong interests in ecosystem science and plant physiology to join the lab of Professors Andrew Richardson and Mariah Carbone on the Flagstaff campus of Northern Arizona University.</b> Research
in the lab is focused on ecosystem carbon cycling in the context of global change. Current research projects emphasize carbon allocation in plants, using observational and experimental approaches, including isotopes and trace gas fluxes. The Research Associate
will be responsible for coordinating lab activities, including participating in field sampling, conducting wet-lab analysis of plant and soil samples, and supervising undergraduate technicians. </div>
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<div class=""><b class="">Example of duties and responsibilities:<br class="">
</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Coordinates field work and sample analysis<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Prepares and processes plant samples for chemical analysis (e.g. nonstructural carbohydrates, pigment extraction, etc.) <br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Prepares samples for isotopic (13C, 14C) analysis (vacuum line, graphitization)<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Develops and tests protocols<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Orders supplies and tracks expenses<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Maintains instruments and equipment for field and lab<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Maintains lab standards, calibrates instruments<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Coordinates lab safety training and compliance<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Manages and organizes data sets<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Manages and supervises undergraduate technicians <br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Trains graduate students in laboratory technique<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Assists with instrument-based measurements and maintenance in the field (data loggers, met stations, eddy covariance flux systems, soil CO2 flux, etc.)<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Assists with the design, set-up, and maintenance of field experiments<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Contributes to the analysis and interpretation of data, and to writing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Contributes to the preparation of research proposals<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Facilitates lab events (weekly lab meetings, project meetings and workshops, retreats, etc.)<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Manages lab travel logistics and planning<br class="">
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<div class=""><b class="">Minimum qualifications:</b></div>
<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Master of Science degree in Ecology, Plant physiology, Biogeochemistry, Soil science, Analytical chemistry, Earth system science, or a related STEM field<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• At least 3 years relevant professional (post M.S. or post-doctoral) research experience</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">Preferred qualifications:</b></div>
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• PhD in Ecology, Plant physiology, Biogeochemistry, Soil science, Analytical chemistry, Earth system science, or a STEM related field</div>
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Graduate-level training in analytical chemistry</div>
<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Graduate-level training in the use of isotopes as tracers for biological processes</div>
<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Training in ecology and plant physiology</div>
<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Training in statistics at the graduate level</div>
<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Experience conducting ecological field work in remote locations.</div>
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<div class="">More information (and an online application) is available here:</div>
<div class=""><a href="https://hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=603561&PostingSeq=1" class="">https://hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=603561&PostingSeq=1</a></div>
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<div class="">If the above link doesn’t work, the position can also be located by clicking “Search Jobs Now” on this web page:</div>
<div class=""><a href="https://nau.edu/Human-Resources/Careers/Staff-Welcome-Page/" class="">https://nau.edu/Human-Resources/Careers/Staff-Welcome-Page/</a></div>
<div class="">And then entering the job number, 603561, as a keyword. </div>
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