Research Assistant (Dr. Tanner) Climate Resilience Lab

Chapman University Careers • Irvine, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Student Research Assistant will perform laboratory maintenance and data analyses associated with ecological monitoring for the Socio-Ecological Adaptation and Climate Resilience Lab at Chapman University.

Requirements

• Adequate training in basic laboratory management skills, including but not limited to microscopy, aquarium maintenance, database maintenance, and field safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining lab organization and cleanliness, including but not limited to fieldwork gear storage maintenance, chemical inventory maintenance, equipment scheduling, and regular data archiving.
• Leading aquarium maintenance and associated animal husbandry tasks.
• Leading lab processing of ecological monitoring samples, including but not limited to sediment sample preservation, microscopy and invertebrate identification, cataloging environmental data logger payloads, and transcribing field data sheets.
• The Student Research Assistant may also be expected to delegate some of these tasks and coordinate data management/entry with other undergraduate students.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed