The Center for Watershed Sciences seeks to fill a non-tenured, academic term appointment as a Junior Specialist. This position will aid in the study of the food web ecology of mountain lakes. Apply by June 9. View the full position description and application at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF05724.

Job Duties

90% Research (e.g., field & lab studies, data synthesis, statistical analysis, writing, etc.)
5%   Professional Activity (e.g., present at workshops, conferences, etc.)
5%   University and Public Service (e.g., training, field safety planning, equipment maintenance, etc.)

Term of Appointment

A reasonable estimate for this position is $49,000.00, at Step 1. 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications​

• Bachelor degree in ecology, biology, environmental studies, with a minimum of one year’s experience in laboratory and/or field research.
• Current Driver’s License.
• Experience and effectiveness in team-based work that requires communication, decision-making skills, cooperation, and leadership.
• Experience in working independently and remain focused for long periods of time while conducting procedures in a laboratory at the bench or microscope. 
• Experience in paying close attention to detail with labwork, fieldwork, basic sample inventory and management, and in learning new laboratory machinery/instruments.
• Ability to transfer ground/powdered sample material into small capsules (8x5 mm) with precision.
• Ability to bend, squat, crouch, back-pack for several mile hikes with up to 50 pounds of field equipment, and do this repetitively during field sampling days of 8-10 hours duration in weather conditions spanning from cold winter rains to very hot summer days. This can include overnight camping in the field.
• Experience in basic microscopy techniques.
• Knowledge of taxonomic keys.
• Knowledge of basic ecology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to mentor and lead undergraduate and similar field assistants.
• Experience in lab sample preparation, microscopic analyses, sorting, and handling of samples such as: zooplankton, fish guts, fish dissections, macroinvertebrates, phytoplankton, sediment, and fish otolith growth increments.
• Experience identifying California freshwater fauna (e.g., plants, macroinvertebrates, zooplankton) in the lab.
• Experience with data analysis and technical writing.
• Experience with aquatic sampling field methods for invertebrates, fish, and water quality.
• Knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and Access; ArcGIS and Program R software.
• Knowledge of experimental design and statistical analysis.

This is a snapshot of the position description. View the application requirements and full description of activities at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF05724.