We are hiring four full-time employees to join a vibrant and engaging research laboratory (https://sites.google.com/a/uca.edu/adams-fish-ecology-lab) to assess and inventory barriers to aquatic organism passage on streams identified as Conservation Opportunity Areas in Arkansas. Positions will start in January 2024 and have the potential to extend until October 2025. These watersheds represent some of our more beautiful waterways in Arkansas and include the Illinois, Kings, War Eagle, Strawberry, Eleven Point, Spring, Ouachita, and Caddo watersheds. Teams will travel to sites and conduct barrier assessments using the SARP (Southeastern Aquatic Resource Partnership) protocol.

Research technicians will be responsible for coordinating and executing fieldwork, working directly with state agencies, and completing data analysis. These positions will require time in the field and most weeks will require 2-3 nights in hotels. Coordination with other crew members and supervisors is critical.

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Founded in 1907, UCA has an enrollment of nearly 10,000, of which more than 20% are graduate students. The university offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate certificate and degree programs, including doctoral programs in six disciplines. The undergraduate student body consistently scores above the national average on the ACT exam. UCA is proud of its tradition of teaching excellence and its contributions to research, scholarship, and creative activities. UCA seeks to attract students and employees that are dedicated to building a culture of diversity, belonging, inclusion, and equity.

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This position may be subject to a pre-employment criminal, sex-offender registry, financial history background check and drug screening. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication and/or adverse financial history alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background checks and drug screening information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.