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Research Support Specialist
Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):
Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Experience directly related to the project or program.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Marine Sciences or related field. Experience in microscopic image analyses. Experience in field sampling coast ecosystems. Experience on pigment analyses. Experience in microscopic quantification of plankton.
Brief Description of Duties:
The Research Support Specialist will assist in the Gobler Laboratory, working with laboratory and field research focused on harmful algae blooms. The incumbent will assist with specific ongoing water quality monitoring and associated sample analysis.
Responsibilities will include the following:
- Assist in conducting experiments with harmful algae.
- Assist with field sampling of coastal ecosystems.
- Assist with image analysis of plankton samples.
- Assist in analyzing data from image analyses and compiling reports and data.
- Assist in performing microscopic analyses of plankton samples.
- Other duties as assigned.
Special Notes:
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Non Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.
The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Evening and weekend work will be required at times.
For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.
Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.
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Salary : $40,000 - $45,000