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Title: Seasonal Employee Hourly

Department Org: Environmental Sciences - 101250

Employee Classification: H6 - Intermittent - Seasonal Hourly

Bargaining Unit: Bargaining Unit Exempt

Primary Location: MC AC

Shift:  1

Start Time:     End Time:  

Posted Salary: 13.50/hour

Job Description:

The Ecosystem and Soil Ecology Laboratory (ESE) is seeking a research assistant to provide support in collecting, processing, and analyzing agricultural soil samples for the Pilot Watershed Project. The research assistant will work closely with lab staff and graduate students in the laboratory, processing soil samples for nutrients and various markers of soil health. They will be responsible for professional field and laboratory-based tasks such as materials preparation, washing glassware, sample labeling, weighing samples, preparing reagents, pipetting samples and solutions, laboratory maintenance, and data entry.

Additionally, this position will assist in the analysis of samples on instrumentation at the Lake Erie Center in Oregon OH, a 30 min. drive from UToledo’s main campus, which will require performing sample dilutions and calibrating instruments with limited supervision following training.

This position also involves participating in soil sample collection in Hardin County, Ohio during times of key agricultural activities (such as fall harvest and spring planting). Training will be provided for all responsibilities.

Contact Professor Michael Weintraub, Michael.weintraub@utoledo.edu, with questions or for more information about this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/experience/licensing:

• A minimum of two years of college (degree not required) majoring in chemistry, biochemistry biology, ecology, environmental sciences, or related discipline.
• Willingness and ability to learn soil and nutrient analysis procedures.
• Must be dependable and follow an agreed upon schedule.
• Must be able to work independently and communicate effectively as a team member. Must work well within a small group including, at times, staff/students from collaborating research institutions.
• When working in the field, must be able to walk for extended periods on uneven terrain and work in adverse weather conditions (field/safety equipment to be provided). Must be able to carry 10–15-pound equipment when working in the field.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record, and reliable personal transportation to the Lake Erie Center.
• Commitment to a safe and inclusive working environment required

Communication and other skills:

• Effective communication skills (oral and written);
• Ability and desire to collaborate with a large multi-institutional collaborative team;
• Ability to work independently and to make decisions concerning laboratory safety and other logistical factors;
• Ability to work closely with students, faculty, and other staff to maintain research efficiency of the project.

Preferred Qualifications:

Conditions of Employment:

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