[ES_JOBS_NET] Research Associate, Dept. of Oceanography, Texas A&M University

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

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Research Associate

Job Title
Research Associate

Agency
Texas A&M University

Department
Oceanography

Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate

Job Location
College Station, Texas

Job Type
Temporary/Casual Staff (Fixed Term)

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability.  Diverse perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission<https://www.tamu.edu/statements/mission.html> and living our core values<https://www.tamu.edu/about/coreValues.html>.

Who we are

The Department of Oceanography is one of several departments in the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M University (TAMU). The Department of Oceanography is part of an alliance of Ocean Sciences at Texas A&M that spans the Marine Biology and Marine Sciences Departments at TAMU Galveston, GERG, IODP, and Texas SeaGrant.  This alliance of Ocean Sciences represents a truly unique concentration of educational and research resources.  Our educational and research capacity is greatly enhanced by close ties to the College Departments of Atmospheric Sciences, Geography, and Geology & Geophysics, as well as the Berg Hughes Center, Texas Center for Climate Studies and International Laboratory for High-Resolution Earth System Prediction (iHESP).

What we want

The selected candidate will subscribe to and support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) as stated above. If the description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

What you need to know

Please note: This is a part-time, temporary position. Must be able to start in January 2021.

COVID-19 information:  Texas A&M University monitors and updates our recruiting, hiring and onboarding processes to align with local, state and federally mandated health guidelines to keep employees, prospective employees, and visitors as safe as possible.  Each department has established both remote and in-person procedures for conducting these processes, which include sanitizing common spaces, a mask policy, and maintaining safe physical distancing to the extent possible.  Departments will provide the procedures to be followed at each step of the recruiting process.

Required Education and Experience:
*         Appropriate bachelor's
*         2 years' relevant professional experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
*         Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others
*         Strong organizational skills in order to make lists, label appropriately, take good notes, and organize samples at sea
*         Independent project management experience
*         Strong communication skills - know when to ask questions instead of forging ahead in error
*         Ability to write detailed analytical methods
*         Ability to follow detailed instructions independently, with only single instruction (and written protocol)
*         Must be able to lift 50 pounds, climb stairs, and be in sufficient physical health to pass a sailor's medical examination
*         Work collaboratively as a team and be available when needed to help other groups without interfering with their work.

Preferred Education and Experience:
*         Master's of Science in Oceanography (or Marine Science or Geosciences or similar)
*         At least 2 years of experience in a trace metal clean laboratory, including collecting trace metal samples at sea on a research vessel
*         Experience processing data using Excel, Matlab, or the like
*         Laboratory experience with inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometery instrumentation
*         Science communication through writing and/or oral presentations

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
*         Ability to make short videos in order to record details of how things are set up and executed at sea

Responsibilities:
*         Prepare sample bottles and equipment for sample collection at sea; acid usage and pipetting; organize and make packing lists; follow and author detailed Standard Operating Procedures
*         Independently set up a laboratory at sea (after training) and organize materials and supplies
*         Problem solving when things do not go as planned
*         Deploying trace metal sampling equipment at sea
*         Filtering samples into sub-sampling bottles
*         Ultrafiltration at sea
*         Detailed sample labeling and organization; detailed note taking in the laboratory notebook of all cruise activities
*         Careful sample preservation
*         Work collaboratively as a team and be available when needed to help other groups without interfering with their work
*         Authorship of detailed Standard Operating Procedures for scientific activities on this vessel so that another person could emulate your shipboard activities which may involve recording short videos on how to set up or complete certain shipboard activities
*         Performs other duties as assigned

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University and TAMHSC, must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.

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