Research Specialist II NRCS

Prairie View, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title

Research Specialist - II - NRCS

Agency

Prairie View A&M University

Department

Adloc Cooperative Agriculture And Research Center

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Prairie View Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

This position is responsible for leading field experiments to maintain advanced research testbeds on the PVAMU Farm; assist extension assistant and county agent in helping farmers with relevant practices; conduct research on spatial hydrology agricultural water management carbon sequestration and using hydrologic/climatic/crop/carbon models in combination; assist the team with downloading data modeling and identifying environmental stressors; contribute to writing research reports manuscripts and grant proposals and present results at scientific meetings; participate in extension and outreach activities as needed by the program; Work in collaboration with other researchers; assist undergraduate and graduate students and extension personnel; Support achieving the universitys commitment to teaching research and service excellence.

This position is funded by a grant or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent on the renewal of grant or restricted funding.

The salary is determined in accordance with the Universitys compensation structure and will be commensurate with the candidates education and experience within the assigned salary range for this position.

Responsibilities:

Design and develop field experiments under the guidance of the project lead.
Conduct field experiments and maintain research testbed on PVAMU research farm.
Install and maintain field equipment and sensors.
Collect analyze and store in situ measurements.
Develop and perform assessments to identify problematic data including gap filling formulate and apply corrections.
Identify and collect data available in the public domain for this project.
Prepare datasets to share with other investigators or collaborators.
Supervise and help undergraduate and graduate students.
Assist faculty with field demonstrations for students and/or stakeholders including farmers.
Participates in extension and outreach activities as needed by the program; and performs other duties as necessary.

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelors Degree
Six years of related experience in earth science hydrology soil science geography eco-hydrology civil engineering geosciences agricultural engineering or any other relevant academic field emphasizing remote sensing carbon dynamics climate change eco-hydrology.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Strong written and oral communication skills.
Strong quantitative and programming experiences in R Python and others.
Considerable experience in spatial data analysis laboratory analytical techniques field research design and project implementations at different scales (field and watershed).
Strong numerical modeling and analytical and statistical skills.
Strong interest in working with multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters degree or Ph.D. degree
A Ph.D. in earth science hydrology soil science geography eco-hydrology civil engineering geosciences agricultural engineering or any other relevant academic field emphasizing remote sensing carbon dynamics climate change eco-hydrology.

Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to effectively communicate with faculty educators and staff.
Ability to organize tasks and prioritize work with minimal supervision.
Knowledge of statistical analysis and Geographical Information System (GIS) software.
Knowledge and understanding of Remote Sensing Tools and data.
Knowledge and understanding of the mission and role of the Land Grant University System.

Job Posting Close Date:

01/13/2026

Required Attachments:

Please attach all required documents listed belowin the attachment box labeled as either Resume/CV or Resume/Cover Letter on the application. Multiple attachments may be included in the Resume/CV or Resume/Cover Letter attachment box. Anyadditionalattachments provided outside of the required documents listed below are considered optional.

Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Cover Letter

Application Submission Guidelines:

All applicantsare required toapply via our Career Site on or before the closing dateindicatedon the job posting. Applicant inquiries received via email and websites such as IndeedHigherEdJobs etc. will not be considered unless the individual has applied to the available position viathePVAMUCareersite.

The required documents listed in the above Required Attachments section must be attached to the application prior to the job closing dateindicatedto ensure full consideration for the applicationsubmitted. Please contact the Office of Human Resource on or before the closing dateindicatedabove at or should you needassistancewith the online application process.

Background Check Requirements:

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

Required Experience:

Job TitleResearch Specialist - II - NRCSAgencyPrairie View A&M UniversityDepartmentAdloc Cooperative Agriculture And Research CenterProposed Minimum SalaryCommensurateJob LocationPrairie View TexasJob TypeStaffJob DescriptionThis position is responsible for leading field experiments to maintain adva...