[LTER-opportunities] Field technician position: tropical forest ecosystem ecology and climate change in Puerto Rico

[Marty Downs]

The Silver Lab anticipates hiring a field technician position at the
University of California, Berkeley (https://nature.berkeley.edu/silverlab/)
to assist with a project investigating the controls on greenhouse gas
emissions from tropical soils and the impact of climate change on ecosystem
ecology and biogeochemistry in Puerto Rico.

*Primary job duties* will include help with running and maintaining field
sensors and equipment, help with establishment and maintenance of
experimental field plots, field soil sampling, sampling processing in the
lab, and data entry and management. The technician will work closely with
postdocs and graduate students in the group. The field site is at El Verde
Research Station, a Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) location and
Critical Zone Observatory (CZO), in Puerto Rico.

*Minimum requirements:* A bachelor's degree in ecology, biology, geology,
environmental science, or a similar field of study. The ability to work
full days under hot/humid field conditions, the ability to walk on slippery
steep slopes carrying up to 40 lbs., comfort learning and performing basic
machine maintenance (e.g., changing the oil in a generator), and a valid
driver’s license.

*Desired qualifications:* Field and laboratory experience in ecosystem
ecology or related fields. Training in trace gas flux methods, experience
with dataloggers or other automated scientific equipment, comfort with
computer and instrument repair (hardware and software), conversational
Spanish.

Positions will begin as early as *May 25, 2016,* and will last 9-12 months.
Applicants should indicate dates of availability in their application
letter.

Pay rate will be dependent upon qualifications.

*To apply:* Email a CV and a letter describing your interest in this
position, relevant past experience, start date availability, and contact
information with email addresses for two references to Christine O’Connell (
coconn at berkeley.edu). Review of application materials will begin
immediately; applications received after June 30, 2016 will not be
considered.

*The University of California is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer and is committed to achieving excellence through cultural
diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or
nominations of women, persons of color, veterans and persons with
disabilities. Job applicants are considered for employment opportunities
and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or
veteran status.*


*https://www.lternet.edu/silverlab2016
<https://www.lternet.edu/silverlab2016>*
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Marty Downs
Communications Officer
LTER Network Communications Office (LTER NCO)
t: @USLTER
f: USLTER

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
University of California, Santa Barbara
Office: 805-893-7549
Cell: 617-833-7930
downs at nceas.ucsb.edu
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