Job: Research Technician in Grassland Ecosystem Ecology Lab – Arizona State University

We are seeking an outstanding full-time research technician to support an active research project in the Sala Lab.  Research activities will involve 5 to 7 trips per year to Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico, each trip ranging from 1 to 4 weeks in duration. During field campaigns, the Research Technician will work with PI, graduate and undergraduate students in various activities including vegetation and soil sampling as well as maintenance of long-term rainfall manipulation experiments. Field work will be complemented with laboratory work, data entry, data analysis and assistance with the organization of events. A successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Ecology, Biology, Soil Science). Experience in field biology and laboratory work will be desirable. The successful applicant would be primarily based in the lab of Dr. Osvaldo Sala in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University.

Applicants should apply through the ASU system. Please search for the posting on the Employment website:  https://cfo.asu.edu/hr-applicant. Once on the site, search under Staff Positions and search for Requisition ID number: 15432BR . Please apply before 3:00 p.m. on July 31, 2015. Estimated start date is September 1st, or as soon as the candidate is available. Position will have a salary commensurate with experience and all the benefits of an Arizona State University full-time employee.