Research Technologist II

Job Description Summary

University of South Alabama’s Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences is hiring a Research Technologist II. Interested candidates should apply to be considered.

Bachelor’s degree in a physical or natural science from an accredited institution, and one year of experience in a public health, medical, clinical or research laboratory. Equivalent combinations of education or experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience related to environmental science, policy or management is highly preferred.

• Assists or co‑leads research projects on socio‑environmental topics, including planning and executing fieldwork, analyzing data, writing reports, and engaging stakeholders.
• Coordinates interdisciplinary research and education programs and activities, including meeting planning, recruiting participants and partners, and outreach.
• Supervises and participates in collecting, recording, and preparing laboratory specimens and cultures for research experiments.
• Conducts technical and highly complex laboratory research activities involving the analysis and evaluation of research data and independently preparing reports describing research results using a variety of complex statistical measures.
• Performs technical and highly complex chemical and biological analyses requiring considerable knowledge of associated properties and characteristics of specimens used.
• Assists with the planning of experimental protocols and may adapt new techniques to experiments.
• Supervises and trains laboratory assistants and lower‑level technical positions.
• May design and direct the construction of laboratory research equipment.
• Maintains inventory records of laboratory equipment and supplies and initiates purchase orders to replenish supplies.
• Maintains regular and prompt attendance.
• Works the defined schedule and overtime as required.
• Performs related duties as required.

The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis.

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