About the Job
The research assistant position will assist a project to increase continuous monitoring in Lake Superior by partnering with industry and using weather, maritime, and environmental data to enhance the safety and security of local populations. The research assistant will participate in all field and laboratory activities, including planning, execution, sampling, and equipment flow.
This is a one-year, potentially renewable part-time position with an hourly pay range of $29.33 to $42.00, depending on education, qualifications, and experience. The position will offer 10 to 14 hours of work per week.
UMN Job Description. Search for Job ID 372194.
Job Duties:
- Participate in planning, instrumenting, collecting, processing, and analyzing data from Lake Superior sensors (90%)
- Analyze data to answer important questions concerning Lake Superior and other Great Lakes.
- Assure the quality control of data and analyses. Creating databases for the secure storage of data.
- Analyzing data and preparing reports and manuscripts.
- Collaborate with extension personnel to develop data delivery methods appropriate to provide data to communities in ways that communities can understand and use.
- Collaborate with the PI on preparing research results for publication.
- Interact with Large Lakes Observatory personnel and industry partners to plan and execute data collections and analyses.
- Participate in general core MNSG activities (10%).
- Attend staff and other required meetings.
- Maintain a current calendar of events, travel, and program activity viewable to all staff.
- Report work activity regularly using program forms, databases, or other formats as requested.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- B.A./B.S. in biology, limnology, marine science, coastal engineering, or related field plus at least four years of experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience to equal eight years.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in a related field.
- Demonstrated proficiency in marine technology and continuous monitoring.
- Demonstrated ability to work with scientists and industry.
- Proficiency in written and oral communication in English.
- Proficiency in working with large datasets.
- Knowledge of electronics and digital communications.
- Familiarity with global upscaling methods and approaches.
- Experience supervising graduate students, undergraduates, or junior personnel.
Pay and Benefits
Pay range: $29.33 - $42.00 per hour, depending on education/qualifications/experience
Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be allowed to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.
Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.
Complete the online application and attach all of the following required documents:
- Cover letter
- Current resume
This position will remain open until filled.
Additional Information
Minnesota Sea Grant is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Sea Grant Program, which supports 34 similar programs in coastal states throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. It receives funding through the NOAA - Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the University of Minnesota. The program partners with local, regional and national organizations and is an integral member of the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network.
The Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) is located on the Duluth Campus of the University of Minnesota and is part of the Swenson College of Science and Engineering. The LLO is the only institute in the country dedicated to the study of large lakes throughout the world. We focus on the global implications of our investigations in the areas of aquatic chemistry, circulation dynamics, geochemistry, acoustic remote sensing, plankton dynamics, sedimentology, and paleoclimatology.