Looking to be part of a research team working in the Everglades, Chesapeake Bay, and sites across the Southeast? Looking for a fast-paced work environment with the opportunity to grow? Looking to hone your laboratory skills? The Hydro-Ecology of Flowing Waters Project of the USGS is hiring a full-time, non-permanent technician to be part of our team. We research the hydrologic, geomorphic, and biotic controls on biogeochemistry in wetlands and their coupled fluvial ecosystems in order to better protect and restore the nations water resources. Dr. Greg Noe of the Wetland Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Lab will be the technicians supervisor in collaboration with Drs. Jud Harvey and Laurel Larsen. Job duties are centered on supporting research to restore the Everglades and include the chemical analysis of P, N, C, and other elements in water, sediment, soil, and plant samples. Additional duties include field work for collection of samples and measurement of ecological and hydrologic data, sample processing, lab management, database management, QA/QC, and report preparation. The position is based in Reston, Virginia with extensive collaborations with hydrologists, geomorphologists, ecologists, and geochemists within the USGS and with partner organizations. Field work will require travel to south Florida for intensive field experiments. Applicants must demonstrate the desire and capability to be an independent member of a team in charge of laboratory components of our work, including operating autoanalyzers, elemental analyzers, and ICPs and conducting laboratory incubations of sediments, while also showing strong capability for tough field work. Experience working with geochemical tracers to quantify natural organic matter transport is particularly desirable. Please send your curriculum vitae to Dr. Greg Noe ([email protected]); review of applications will begin immediately and applicants should be available to begin work by September. Salary is commensurate with experience and includes benefits and paid vacation.
