Wetland Research Technician I

Location: Southwestern Ontario

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Job

Requisition  Type:

Full time Employee Group:

Staff Job Category:

Data and Network Management

Employment Type:

Permanent Department:

Faculty of Science
- Biology
- Wetland Ecology Hiring Range:$47,210.94 - $59,013.67

Posting Information:

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

There is a qualified internal in the role/department.

The internal posting deadline for this position is August 7, 2026 at 11:59PM.

Job Description:

Primary Purpose The incumbent is responsible for developing and ensuring the smooth and successful execution of assigned field and laboratory experiments for Dr. Rooney’s research group, in consultation with Dr. Rooney and her graduate students. The primary area of assignment for this position is wetland ecology and environmental monitoring, with expertise in both field and laboratory methods and logistical expertise necessary to field work in remote locations.

The Wetland Research Technician is accountable Dr. Rooney for the completion and facilitation of wetland research in the field and laboratory, with activities including site selection, sample and data collection, and data entry and QA/QC to meet Rooney Lab research goals.

Key Accountabilities Field Work Ensure appropriate licensing and permit requirements are met in support and implementation of field work Conduct surveys of physicochemical variables and biological communities in remote locations.

Refine and implement field protocols in consultation with Dr. Rooney Collect biological and abiotic samples from remote field locations following standardized protocols

Preserve, process and submit those samples following standardized protocols

Solve logistical issues including scheduling, travel, accommodations, site access, permitting, field level-risk assessments, general safety monitoring, sample and equipment transport, and submission or preservation of samples.

Inventory and service field equipment and maintain records

Responsible for safe and repeatable operation of field equipment including trucks, water samplers, sediment cores and grabs, D-nets, vegetation and bryophyte quadrats, pressing herbarium specimens, peat corers, light sensors and meters, water depth loggers, song meter 3 automatic recording units, portable fridges and freezers, and other relevant sampling equipment as needed.

Data entry and QA/QCPrepare and print data collection forms

Inventory data collection forms and maintain records

Make back-up copies of data collection forms

Enter data from forms and execute quality control protocols

In consultation with Dr. Rooney and her graduate students, work with databases to archive and preserve the integrity of datasets

In consultation with Dr. Rooney and her graduate students, refine data collection forms for greater efficiency and accuracy of data collection

Lab Work Clean-up of laboratory space with appropriate handling and disposal techniques including for hazardous materials

Complete monthly lab inspections for safety and bi-weekly inspections of the eye-wash station

Support graduate students in the safe implementation of lab experiments

Inventory and maintain records of general lab supplies

Solve logistical issues around scheduling, equipment maintenance, supply ordering, and equipment sharing among lab members.

Inventory and service lab equipment including maintaining records, including for the incubators, muffle furnace, analytical balances, microscopes, drying ovens, fridges and freezers, and grinding  consultation with Dr. Rooney and lab members, set up experimental incubation of aquatic plant and algae cultures and dosing with herbicide.

Maintain and periodically sample lab cultures, following standardized protocols.

Process and submit those collected samples, following…