- Guanica, Puerto Rico, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Entry
- $20–$20 per hour
- 1+ years
Field Ecologist I – Limnology
Compensation
Pay rate: $19.50 - $20.30
Responsibilities
- Plan, schedule, supervise and perform stream channel morphology, aquatic organism abundance and diversity, biogeochemistry, seasonal climatic and hydrologic changes, and riparian phenology data collection following established, standardized field, lab, and shipping procedures.
- Operate and maintain in-situ water quality sensors. Monitor sensor health and status through various computer interface tools (i.e., PuTTY, specific sensor software, SAS, or other visual analytic tools).
- Record data accurately and completely; perform data Q/C checks and resolve errors in collaboration with staff scientists.
- Provide training, instruction, and technical guidance to seasonal field personnel.
- Perform additional field and lab procedures as assigned, including plant phenology, diversity, productivity, and biogeochemistry; abundance, diversity, and phenology of organisms including small mammals, ticks, mosquitoes, ground beetles, and soil microbes; operations and maintenance of in-situ meteorological sensors, soil sensors, data loggers, IRGAs and other gas analyzers used to measure CO2, and energy flux.
Requirements
- Associates degree in ecology, forestry, environmental sciences, or related scientific discipline