[ES_JOBS_NET] Nutrient Laboratory Coordinator at Woodwell Climate Research Center in Falmouth, MA

Tue Jan 21 10:26:02 MST 2025

Hello All,
Please share the Center's Nutrient Laboratory Coordinator (Research
Associate) opportunity in Falmouth, MA. Details are below my signature as
well as attached.

Thank you,

Tara A. Broadhurst  |  Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

tbroadhurst at woodwellclimate.org

+1 508 444 1528 (Office)

Woodwell Climate Research Center

149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA 02540 USA

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Nutrient Laboratory Coordinator (Research Associate)

Falmouth, Massachusetts or Onsite

Link to Apply
<https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=29ee31bb-d8c5-4350-a136-327f9d9a68bc&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US&jobId=521791>

Mission

Woodwell Climate Research Center (Woodwell Climate) conducts science for
solutions at the nexus of climate, people, and nature. We partner with
leaders and communities for just meaningful impact to address the climate
crisis.

Woodwell Climate is a rapidly growing, top-ranked, independent non-profit
climate research institute whose mission is to advance science-based
climate policies through scientific research and outreach. Our
world-leading research and impact helps individuals, organizations,
corporations, communities, and nations understand the realities of climate
change, recognize the impact on our planet, and embrace the urgent action
needed to safeguard the future of life on Earth.

Summary

Join Woodwell’s Water team as a Research Associate, Nutrient Laboratory
Coordinator to lead nutrient, carbon and other aqueous chemical analyses
for a collaboration between Woodwell Climate and the Buzzards Bay
Coalition’s (BBC) Baywatchers Water Quality Monitoring Program.  The
Baywatchers Program is one of the longest running and most successful
coastal water quality monitoring programs in the U.S. It monitors more than
200 stations during July and August and has been operating since 1992.  The
Research Associate will collaborate with Woodwell Climate and BBC staff
involved in the Baywatchers Program.

Responsibilities include but not limited:

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   Conduct and oversee analyses of water samples collected from estuaries
   and rivers around Buzzards Bay and its watershed for chlorophyll and
   dissolved and particulate nutrients and carbon
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   Prepare sampling supplies, lead laboratory analyses, perform data
   quality control and data curation
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   Contribute to scientific analyses of the long-term Baywatchers data
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   Work closely with other Woodwell and BBC staff involved in the
   Baywatchers Program.
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   Prepare supplies for sampling (e.g., clean bottles) and sample
   processing (e.g., filtering apparatuses) and assist in distribution of
   sampling supplies
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   Following standard operating procedures, conduct timely and robust
   laboratory analyses for nitrogen (NO3–, NO2–, NH4+, TDN), phosphate
   (SRP), carbon (DOC), and particulates (POC, PON, Chl-a, phaeophytin)
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   Regularly communicate with the project QA Officer and participate in
   reviews of data.
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   Compile data for final review and submission
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   Assist in preparation of annual summary reports and presentations of
   laboratory activities and results for end-of-year QA with project leads
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   Coordinate with the Laboratory Manager on logistics including safe and
   proper waste disposal, instrument maintenance, and supplies ordering
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   Coordinate with other lab users on use of instruments
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   Reports to the project’s Quality Assurance (QA) Officer at Woodwell
   Climate, and trains and supervises laboratory assistants to participate in
   analyses during the summertime..
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   Strongly encouraged to be a lead/co-author of
   publications/presentations/technical documents. This includes service to
   Woodwell and outreach to community and professional networks
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   Must work independently and provide supervision and mentorship to
   assistants as required

Must have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

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   Experience operating and maintaining laboratory instruments for aqueous
   chemical analyses (carbon, nutrients, particulates)
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   Must possess technical skills as appropriate for the position (data
   management, laboratory analytical skills) and ambition to grow these skills
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   Understanding of the complexities of field and laboratory research
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   Experience conducting field research
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   Familiarity with, or interest in learning about, water quality issues in
   coastal southeastern Massachusetts
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   Highly organized, attentive to detail, proactive, and results-oriented
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   Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and interpersonal)
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   Ability to work independently, collaboratively, and creatively to find
   solutions to challenges
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   Successful experience with supervision and mentoring
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   Demonstrated skills in data organization, analysis, and report writing
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   Proficient in Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace
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   Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice

Qualifications:

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   5+ years of professional relevant experience and Bachelor’s degree in
   Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, or a related discipline or
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   3+ years of professional relevant experience and Master’s degree in
   Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, or a related discipline

Physical Requirements:

In the office:

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   Ability to tolerate sustained periods of walking, standing, sitting
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   Ability to lift 25 pounds
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   Ability to communicate
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   Ability to kneel, bend, and carry items
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   Ability to use phone and computers
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   Repetitive movements
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   Air, train, vehicle travel to attend meetings/event

In the field, the physical requirements of this role include:

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   Standing and sitting for sustained periods
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   Frequent bending, squatting, and kneeling
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   Reaching overhead
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   Climbing ladders
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   Use of manual tools including screwdrivers
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   Ability to lift up to 25lbs up to 20 times/day
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   Ability to carry up to 25lbs up to 20 times/day
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   Ability to push/pull up to 25lbs up to 20 times/day

Application review will begin on February 17, 2025

Desired Start Date: April 7, 2025

Fixed-term:  5 years

Classification and Compensation: This is a full-time, salaried, exempt
position, the annual salary range is $75,000+ dependent on
qualifications/experience. Woodwell offers a generous benefits package and
work life balance.

Location: Falmouth, Massachusetts (onsite only, no remote option)

Application Instructions: To apply, please send your cover letter
addressing your experience and qualifications in relation to the
responsibilities of this position and curriculum vitae as a single PDF to
our career’s portal. Those without cover letters will not be considered.

Please visit Woodwell's website <https://www.woodwellclimate.org/> to learn
more about Woodwell’s work.

Located on a 10-acre campus near the village of Woods Hole, the Woodwell
Climate Research Center (Woodwell) is a private, non-profit research
center. Woodwell is a leading source of climate science that drives the
urgent action needed to solve climate change. Woodwell has 100+ staff
members and is excited to welcome new employees to this work.

Woodwell Climate is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or
genetic information. Woodwell is committed to providing access, equal
opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment
practices, services, programs, and activities.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Woodwell

WE NEED ALL VOICES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change is the greatest challenge of our lifetimes. Woodwell Climate
Research Center (Woodwell) understands that the climate crisis—from causes
to consequences—is inextricably linked with persistent social injustice.
Effectively addressing either requires addressing both. The climate crisis
demands that we bring to bear all of the knowledge, expertise, innovation,
and creativity that we can collectively muster, and those who have been
marginalized and disproportionately impacted must be heard.

The work Woodwell Climate does—the questions we ask, the ways we seek
answers, and the strategies we put forward—is stronger when shaped by a
diversity of knowledge, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to
welcome, respect, and amplify differing voices. We value individuals as
they are, with all their differences in race, age, ethnicity, gender
identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, language, and mental and
physical abilities.

Woodwell Climate acknowledges that our organization, and the scientific
community more broadly, have a long way to go in living up to these ideals.
We approach the work of improving our organization with the same ambition
and commitment to systemic change that we bring to addressing climate
change.

We will inevitably make mistakes, but we will continue to listen, learn,
and do this critical work. We understand that this work requires an ongoing
commitment from each and every one of us. We are actively engaged in
building and sustaining an equitable and inclusive culture within our
organization, and in fostering greater diversity in climate science.

CLIMATE SCIENCE FOR CHANGE
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