{"id":34538,"date":"2020-10-07T14:01:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T21:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=34538"},"modified":"2020-10-07T14:01:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T21:01:33","slug":"job-fish-and-wildlife-faculty-research-assistant-oregon-state-university-corvallis-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-fish-and-wildlife-faculty-research-assistant-oregon-state-university-corvallis-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Fish and Wildlife Faculty Research Assistant, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Position Details<\/strong><\/p>\n

Department\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fisheries and Wildlife (AFW)<\/p>\n

Position Title\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Faculty Research Assistant<\/p>\n

Job Title\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Faculty Research Assistant<\/p>\n

Appointment Type\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Academic Teaching\/Research Faculty<\/p>\n

Job Location\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Various Locations<\/p>\n

Position Appointment Percent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100<\/p>\n

Appointment Basis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12<\/p>\n

Faculty Status\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Regular<\/p>\n

Tenure Status\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fixed-Term<\/p>\n

Pay Method\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Salary<\/p>\n

Recommended Full-Time Salary Range\u00a0\u00a0 Commensurate with training, education, and experience.<\/p>\n

Position Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Department of Fisheries & Wildlife invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Fixed-term Faculty Research Assistant position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Department Head.<\/p>\n

Applicants are invited for a field and lab technician position in tidal wetland ecosystem ecology in the Pacific Northwest, USA at Oregon State University in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. This NOAA-funded project addresses sea-level rise and restoration impacts to blue carbon and coastal protection in PNW marshes and forested tidal swamps, and involves measurements of greenhouse gases, soil carbon stocks and accumulation rates, and ecosystem driver measurements in coastal Oregon and Washington.<\/p>\n

The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife is an academic unit that reports to the College of Agricultural Sciences. The Department is composed of approximately 300 staff \u2013 including academic faculty, research assistants, classified staff, graduate students, and temporary staff. We are a vibrant department that promotes a supportive \u201cfamily\u201d atmosphere for all students and employees.<\/p>\n

Approximately $8 million of externally funded research grants\/contracts are received each year. Major cooperator and funding sources include most state and federal resources agencies. Much of the research is field-based, requiring seasonal hires and frequent personnel updates. Cooperation is formalized through the department\u2019s participation in the Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.<\/p>\n

The mission of the Department is to discover, integrate and disseminate knowledge about wildlife and fisheries resources, as well as ecosystems and human communities with which they interrelate. It accomplishes this through an interconnected program of 1) undergraduate and graduate education 2) scholarly research and 3) extended education.<\/p>\n

Position Duties\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The successful applicant will lead monthly measurements of greenhouse gas fluxes from wetland sites, assist with other hydrology measurements in the field, and be responsible for collecting and processing soil cores for carbon and isotopic analysis. The position is anticipated to be approximately:<\/p>\n