Faculty Research Assistant: Research Coordinator

Department

Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Sciences

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A resume/CV; and
• A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

Kelly Biedenweg

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The Department of Fisheries & Wildlife & Conservation Sciences invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Faculty Research Assistant position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Department Head.

The Conservation and Human Wellbeing Lab in the Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Department seeks an interdisciplinary social science Faculty Research Assistant to coordinate a large project looking at Socio-Cultural impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Puget Sound, WA and Southern California. This is a 3-year project funded by NOAA. Applicants must reside in Corvallis, OR or the Puget Sound.

Harmful algal blooms can affect coastal communities through disruptions to fisheries, aquaculture, recreation, tourism, cultural practices, public health, and access to coastal resources. This multi-institutional project will examine how these effects are experienced and distributed across communities in Puget Sound, Washington, and the Santa Barbara Channel, California. The project combines surveys, interviews, focus groups, geospatial analysis, and analysis of digital and social-media data and will produce both peer-reviewed scholarship and practical, user-oriented resources for coastal communities and decision-makers.

• Work collaboratively with three PIs based at different universitiesvto identify and implement steps for meeting project goals
• Develop research protocols, collect data and lead data analysis in the Puget Sound, Washington, including Hood Canal, Bellingham Bay, and Quartermaster Harbor. Methods will include geospatial analysis of existing datasets, public-beach encounter surveys, shoreline homeowner surveys and interviews, focus groups, and social media large data analyses.
• Lead outputs of project components, including at least one peer-reviewed manuscript as well as more creative, user-focused products
• Mentor one MS student to complete independent research projects as part of overall project
• Facilitate and support an advisory group to provide feedback on project implementation and outputs
• Act as project manager, organizing research team, providing work reports and managing project timelines and deliverables.
• Perform other related duties consistent with the position classification, project objectives, and evolving research needs as identified by the PIs in consultation with the project team.

The Human Wellbeing and Conservation Lab () is within the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences (https://fwcs.oregonstate.edu).

The Human Wellbeing and Conservation Lab is part of the Human Dimensions lab led by three faculty with about 19 lab members including an Instructor, Research Coordinators, and graduate students. We are a highly collaborative group that values inclusivity, curiosity, and mutual support in our learning spaces. Jointly, we also run the People and Nature seminar series and student workshops.

FWCS is an academic unit that reports to the College of Agricultural Sciences. The Department is composed of approximately 300 staff, including academic faculty, research assistants, classified staff, graduate students, and temporary staff. Over $8 million of externally funded grants and contracts are received each year in support of science focused on basic ecological…