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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Open position: Archbold Biological Station & Texas A&M Project Technician in environmental sustainability and
bioenergy </b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.4in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Starting Date:</b> February 1 – 15, 2024;
<b>Application Due: </b>January 7, 2024 </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 22.3pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Position</b>:
<b>Full-time research technician. 12-month appointment renewed annually based on performance. Competitive salary with full benefits. </b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 22.3pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Offered by</b>: Texas A&M and Archbold Biological Station </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 22.3pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Where</b>: Archbold Biological Station’s Buck Island Ranch (Lake Placid, FL); www.archbold-station.org </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 22.3pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Research field</b>: Environmental sustainability, bioenergy, biogeosciences. </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>DESCRIPTION </b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Archbold Biological Station’s Buck Island Ranch (BIR), and Texas A&M (TAMU) seek a full-time technician to work in a collaborative effort integrated
within the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), a $115 million initiative by the US Department of Energy for the development of a sustainable bioenergy industry. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The research will be conducted at BIR, a biological station that operates as full-scale working cattle ranch providing a unique platform for long-term
agro-ecology research. The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Nuria Gomez-Casanovas (Assistant Professor in Regenerative System Ecology, TAMU), in collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Boughton (BIR). </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The project investigates the environmental sustainability of sugarcane for biofuel production. Key objectives are to: (1) Characterize the impact
of sugarcane cultivation on the regulation of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs; CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>O) compared to managed grazed pasture; (2) Quantify the efficiency at which sugarcane and pastures use water resources; and, (3) explore the
impact of sugarcane cultivation on nitrogen and phosphorus losses versus pasture. </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>THE POSITION </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">This is a non-tenured, full time, 12-month position, and can be renewed annually for an additional two years, contingent on progress,
and the availability of funds. Duties may change as contract or grant turnover occurs. Competitive salary with full benefits. </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES </b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn basic biogeochemistry skills and gain experience in a wide range of research
techniques and equipment, both in the field and in the laboratory, and data compilation, processing and analysis depending on experience. Field work includes assisting with the maintenance of eddy covariance towers – a state of the art method for high frequency
monitoring of ecosystem greenhouse gas exchange –, direct measurements of soil CO2 and non-CO2 trace gas emissions, and soil, water and biomass (plant) samplings. In the lab, the technician will aid with soil, water and biomass sample processing, and preparing
and maintaining field equipment and supplies. The successful candidate will train and supervise research interns that assist with field and lab work. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS </b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">A bachelor’s degree in biology, environmental science, chemistry, or related field; basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel). </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Research experience in the field and in the laboratory related to biogeochemistry (e.g., trace gas flux measurements, soil and water sampling, gas
chromatography, eddy covariance); experience working on farms and with farmers; experience working in subtropical and tropical sugarcane plantations and rangeland. Demonstrated knowledge of troubleshooting environmental monitoring equipment is desired. </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>THE STATION</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The position is located at BIR, a 10,500-acre cattle ranch near Lake Placid, FL, with potential shared housing available on site. Here are two documentaries
about Archbold’s Buck Island Ranch: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6_WhY3aZB0" id="OWA43ec5a21-55be-7d4e-7d22-c1fde1847f5f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6_WhY3aZB0</a> ,
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGV_G6dnYHg" id="OWA7019d1e1-2d53-33d9-e973-2693ef2e7590" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGV_G6dnYHg</a> ). Buck Island Ranch is separated from the main Archbold Biological Station by about 20 miles. </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>HOW TO APPLY </b></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">1) a letter of application, </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">2) a resume or CV with relevant coursework and experience, and </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">3) names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for three references </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>To</b>: Dr. Nuria Gomez-Casanovas at
<a href="mailto:nuri.gomez-casanovas@ag.tamu.edu" id="OWA817c1e55-e33b-fe40-74ae-a48155b24423" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
nuri.gomez-casanovas@ag.tamu.edu</a> </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">With
<b>Subject</b>: <i>‘CABBI Project Technician’</i> </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Application deadline is
<b>January 7th, 2024</b>. The position will remain opened until filled. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Contact Dr. Gomez-Casanovas via e-mail for more information. </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Archbold Expeditions is committed to integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our organization. Archbold does not discriminate
on the basis of race, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ability, ethnicity, political ideology, religion, national origin, and all other classifications protected by federal, state, or local law. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Archbold Expeditions is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><b>Nuria Gomez-Casanovas, PhD</b></span></p>
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