Deadline for submission of applications: 9 November 2015!
This is a fulltime, calendar year position, limited to 04/30/2016 with extension contingent on funding.
Basic function
Perform experimental and developmental work in support of major research programs on ocean acidification and marine microbial ecology. Develop new or modify existing research methods and procedures, most prominently in –omics analyses and development of ecological and metabolic models.
Essential duties and responsibilities
- Use established analytical, experimental and investigative methods and techniques, with minor modifications and adaptations.
- Collect, process, monitor and analyze samples and/or data obtained on Narragansett Bay, Southern Ocean and additional ocean expeditions and cruises in the future.
- Maintain laboratory, equipment and analytical protocols for conformance with research priorities.
- Responsible for problem definition and solution within above mentioned research projects.
- Assist with the preparation for publication of manuscripts containing the results of research efforts.
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