A full time OPS research technician position is immediately open in the Urban Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory in the Soil and Water Sciences Department at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. This position is available through a funded research and extension project focused on the effects of different residential landscape management practices on nutrient and contaminant leaching in Alachua County, FL.
The open position is for a field and laboratory research technician to carry out field and laboratory components of this project. The successful applicant will be expected to carry out basic field and lab protocols, process incoming data streams, coordinate logistics with other members of the research team, and contribute positively to the broader Urban Ecosystem Ecology Lab. The chosen applicant will be expected to spend 40 hours/week in the lab and the position is funded for 12 months. Although the position will typically be expected to work regular Monday - Friday hours, the applicant may be required to spend some time in the lab over weekends during a specific component of the research. Regardless of workdays, the applicant will still only be expected to work 40 hours/week. Additional support for the research will be available from other members of the lab, collaborators, or potentially additional support.
Examples of tasks include (but are not limited to):
- Weekly sampling trips to visit residential landscapes and collect soil and leachate samples
- Weekly sampling trips to visit residential landscapes and collect soil and leachate samples
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