Jr. Research Assistant

Santa Clara University • Santa Clara, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Lab and field assistant to support grass functional trait research in the Sandel Lab, under the NSF project “Global change and the functional ecology of grasses”.

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of field work, including vegetation survey techniques and leaf trait measurements.
• Basic understanding of working safely in a low-hazard biology laboratory.
• Basic familiarity with plant identification is helpful.
• Good organizational skills and comfort working in remote locations are also helpful.
• Work independently.
• Work cooperatively as part of a research team, including regular progress reports to supervisor and other members of the laboratory.
• Bachelor’s degree in biology or closely aligned field preferred.
• 2 years experience required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in field work, laying out and surveying vegetation plots and collecting samples and measurements of grass leaves and stems.
• Contribute to lab tasks, including weighing samples, entering data, performing data management tasks (e.g. error checking) and maintaining organization.
• Keep detailed records of work in laboratory notebook.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level