Researcher 1, St. Anthony Falls Lab (32 hours per week)

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Posted: 26-Mar-24

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Salary: 36,296.00 - 72,612.80

Categories:

Research Support - Laboratory/Non-Laboratory
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 360292

This is a two-year, 32-hour a week position

St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) is currently seeking applications for a part-time, two-year Civil Service Research Professional I position at the University of Minnesota. This position is specifically for a stormwater research group and the projects relate to capture and release of pollutants from stormwater ponds, biofiltration media, and iron enhanced sand filters; and infiltration in rain gardens and potential sites for infiltration basins. Job duties include indoor laboratory and outdoor field experiments including field measurement and monitoring (20%), column experiments (5%), batch experiments (5%), sample collection and parameter measurement (5%), experiment setup and operation (20%), data collection and recording (10%), sample analysis by wet chemistry and auto-analysis techniques (15%), cleanup and acid washing (5%), protocol development and execution (5%), and other duties necessary to complete the research (10%).

These activities require lifting and carrying canoes, kayaks, and equipment from vehicles down to and out of stormwater ponds, paddling around stormwater ponds to collect measurements and samples, and securing the canoe and/or kayak on top of vehicles such as a Ford F350 or Chevy Suburban. These activities also require loading and carrying equipment, instruments, samplers, and samples between vehicles, stormwater ponds, and analytical laboratory spaces.These activities may also require lifting equipment or 5-gallon buckets full of water (~46lbs or 22kg) while conducting the experiments. These activities may also require standing and moving while completing analysis methods.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelorâ™s degree in physical science or engineering discipline, or a combination of education and experience to equal four years. 

Preferred qualifications:

• Emphasis in water resources, environmental science, or engineering 
• Research and water chemistry analysis experience

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