Research Assistant
About The Position
The Ecohydrology Lab managed by Heidi Asbjornsen and Matt Vadeboncoeur is seeking a summer research assistant to assist with projects related to the establishment of various agroforestry system types and with a project investigating forest drought sensitivity. Ability to travel to various field sites within the Durham-Epping-Madbury area is required. The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resources, Forestry, or a related field
- At least 2 years of experience working in a research lab or similar work environment
- Experience with tree identification
- Experience with off-trail navigation and travel in difficult terrain
- Experience with the safe operation and handling of firearms
- Strong organizational and communication skills
Responsibilities
- Field work (60%) Visits to remote field sites to collect samples and associated data
- Lab work (30%) Sample preparation for analysis (grinding, drying, weighing, scanning, slide preparation, etc.)
- Data management (10%) Data entry in spreadsheets, data quality-control
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
