Project Technician

University of New Hampshire, United States

Updated: about 16 hours ago
Location: Durham, PENNSYLVANIA
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Position Details
Summary


Operating Title Project Technician
Long Classification Title Research Associate I
Campus Location Durham
Department UNH COLSA Natural Resources & the Environment
Summary of Position
This Project Technician position will support a 5-year USDA-funded project focusing on promoting climate-smart and sustainable agriculture for expanding food production in New England through regionally adapted agroforestry systems (Project “ADAPT”). The project integrates research, education, and extension to evaluate three agroforestry systems (silvopasture, polycultures, forest farming) and promote training, extension and educational activities related to agroforestry. The Project Technician will have primary responsibility for performing tasks and collecting data in the field and lab related to implementing and maintaining agroforestry experiments on university lands. The successful candidate should have practical experience with basic data collection techniques as part of scientific field research related to agroforestry, forestry, and/or agricultural systems.
Acceptable minimum level of education Bachelor's
Acceptable minimum years of experience 2 years
Additional Job Information
Posting Number PS4542FY24
Other minimum qualifications
  • Practical experience (2+ years) working with agriculture, agroforestry, and/or forestry research.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work well independently and as part of a larger team.
  • Strong problem solving and creating thinking skills.
  • Strong technical skills for maintaining and troubleshooting field and lab equipment.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting field research activities, including familiarity with basic field data collection protocols, sample collection and handling, working with data loggers, record keeping, etc.
  • Experience with basic laboratory tasks, such as processing samples, taking weights and measurements, running basic analyses, etc.
Salary Information
Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/60545
Percent Time Information (FTE) 1.00
Grade 14
EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Institution Information
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.
The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide

Posting Details


Posting Date 04/16/2024
Open Until Filled Yes
Closing Date
Posting Open to Internal Candidates Only? No
Interested Internal Candidates Exist? No
Job Category Salaried Staff (Exempt)
Appointment Type Grant Funded
If TERM position provide projected end date 04/01/2029
Equipment/Instruments
Sensor network with data loggers for monitoring microclimate and soils
Vegetation inventory equipment
Equipment for plant physiological measurements
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