Job description
Job Title
Research Assistant
Agency
Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Department
Amarillo
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Amarillo, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
The Research Assistant supports the Environmental Quality and Natural Resources (EQNR) research program in the Texas Panhandle.
Duties
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Participates in ambient particulate-matter sampling campaigns at or near cattle feedyards and dairies, occasionally requiring overnight travel and driving a state vehicle.
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Performs analysis of gas samples using laboratory and field instrumentation. Participates in greenhouse-gas sampling and monitoring efforts on farmland and cattle-feeding operations, occasionally requiring overnight travel and driving a state vehicle.
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Assists with planning and execution of UAS-based, image-acquisition campaigns by appropriate flight teams.
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Supports field operations associated with federal compliance monitoring (air quality) and wet- and dry-deposition monitoring networks.
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Drives state vehicles including towing multi-axle trailers to and from research and monitoring sites as appropriate.
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Organizes and processes large data sets produced in the environmental-quality research program.
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Assists faculty and senior support staff in experimental design, field supervision, and field work during data collection.
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Specifies and acquires necessary parts, equipment, materials, and supplies; fabricates field and/or laboratory apparatus.
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Contributes to research reports and proposals for funding and helps prepare oral presentations.
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May provide guidance to graduate students and may supervise undergraduate student workers and technicians.
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Performs other, related duties as assigned.
Supervision
The incumbent will report directly to the Research Specialist III, Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Amarillo, who will have primary responsibility for professional guidance, scheduling, and performance review. Discipline-specific, technical training and oversight of the incumbent will be the responsibility of the Professor and Center Director and the Associate Professor of Air Quality Engineering, Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Amarillo. The incumbent may provide guidance to graduate students and may supervise undergraduate student workers and technicians.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Preferred Education and Experience
B. S. degree in engineering, agriculture, environmental science, or closely related field.
Demonstrated experience in applied research. Demonstrated knowledge of computers and geographic information systems is preferred. Experience with or demonstrated ability to learn image-analysis software is preferred. Experience with fabrication machinery, environmental monitoring instruments, power tools, and hand tools.
Required Licenses and Certifications
Valid Texas Driver’s License.
Required Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills
Knowledge of laboratory maintenance and equipment. Knowledge of computers and computer software related to the position. Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others. Physical ability to perform field work in feedlot, intensive livestock housing and outdoor settings. Must be able to tolerate working in dusty and odorous conditions in an agricultural setting. Ability to lift moderately heavy objects. Ability to exert heavy force. Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
Knowledge of laboratory maintenance and equipment. Knowledge of computers and computer software related to the position. Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others. Physical ability to perform field work in feedlot, intensive livestock housing and outdoor settings. Must be able to tolerate working in dusty and odorous conditions in an agricultural setting. Ability to lift moderately heavy objects. Ability to exert heavy force. Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
Preferred Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills, proficiency in remote and proximal sensing for agricultural applications, and willingness to work in laboratory research and agricultural field-research operations. Demonstrable proficiency in the use of spreadsheet, word processing, graphing, and presentation software. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse personality types. Superior organization skills. Ability to acquire FAA certification as remote-pilot-in-command of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) under Part 107 rules.
Applicant Instructions
The successful candidate must attach a CV/resume and answer all questions.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.
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