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LUMCON, a program of the Board of Regents, as a consortium is a statewide academic endeavor to focus and strengthen the effectiveness of foundational marine science needed to address the environmental and socioeconomic challenges facing Louisiana and the nation.

LUMCON has provided unparalleled opportunities in marine science and education to the research community and public alike. Anchored by a first-rate marine laboratory, the DeFelice Marine Center, LUMCON is embedded in Louisiana’s dynamic wetland environment and conveniently located on a gateway to the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. From this facility, LUMCON operates a world-class fleet of research vessels unmatched in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2023, LUMCON is expanding its programs through the opening of a maritime research and outreach facility in Houma.

Position Overview

The Roberts Lab of Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry (lumcon.edu/broberts and https://robertsresearchlab.weebly.com) at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is seeking multiple research technicians to join our interdisciplinary research team in support of projects supported by multiple grants from NSF, BOEM, NASEM GRP, and GCOOS. These research positions are available immediately with applications being accepted until the positions are filled.

The Roberts Lab is interested in understanding how ecosystems transform and retain nutrients and energy. We are particularly interested in examining how the mechanisms regulating the autotrophic/heterotrophic balance and the biogeochemical cycling and transport of materials along the continuum from headwater streams and lakes to large rivers, wetlands, estuaries, and open-ocean ecosystems are altered as a result of human perturbations to the landscape and how restoration efforts might mitigate some of these deleterious impacts.

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and organized individuals to participate in field and laboratory work studying coastal wetlands, estuaries, and/or coastal shelf ecosystems. The technician will work closely with other members of the Roberts Lab and collaborators at LUMCON and other institutions throughout the country. Current projects in the Roberts lab include long-term studies on coastal wetland carbon (CH4 and CO2 fluxes), nutrient exchanges, microbial ecology, and vegetation dynamics; methane (and other elemental) efflux from river influenced marine sediments; methane dynamics across microbe-to-landscape scales in coastal wetlands; the relationship of human disturbance to ecosystem services (focus on sediment biogeochemistry and primary production) in offshore sand shoal habitats; plant productivity and soil biogeochemistry in salt marsh – mangrove ecotones; living shoreline restorations; and wetland and coastal estuarine biogeochemistry.

The positions are based at LUMCON’s DeFelice Marine Center in Cocodrie, LA (mailing address is Chauvin, LA).

Please include a brief cover letter and a current resume or CV with your application.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in biogeochemistry, coastal / marine science, ecology, oceanography, or a related field.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Basic data analysis experience.

Ideal Candidate/Preferred Qualifications

• Research experience in a field setting.
• Experience with field and laboratory analytical instrumentation including nutrient analyzers, spectrophotometers, TOC/TN analyzers, elemental analyzers, and/or gas chromatographs.
• Experience with measurements of the carbon, iron, sulfur, and nitrogen cycles.
• Experience with data QA/QC.
• Data management experience.

Essential Duties

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited the following:

• Perform combination of field sampling and laboratory instrument analyses activities.
• Assist with lab organization and maintenance.
• Assist with digitization of field notebooks/data sheets, data entry, organization, and analysis.
• Contribute to project planning and logistics.
• Contribute to data analysis, interpretation, and peer-reviewed publications as appropriate.
• The ability to work in a group setting is essential, as the technician will work collaboratively with PIs, post docs, graduate and undergraduate students, and other research technicians.

How to Apply

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Please include a brief cover letter and a current resume or CV with your application.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Contact Information

Wendy Morrison
Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry Lab Manager
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
wmorrison@lumcon.edu

Vacancy Information

• This is an unclassified position.
• This position is located in Cocodrie, LA.
• Applications will be rejected if the applicant fails to meet the minimum qualifications, submits an incomplete application, or fails to apply by the closing date of the announcement.
• Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application listing complete work experience and education.
• Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript or any other materials as outlined in the posting to your application if possible.
• In compliance with federal law, all individuals hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form (I-9) upon hire.

Board of Regents is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide.

Board of Regents is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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