Faculty Research Assistant Research Coordinator
Job Location:
Corvallis, OR - USA
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Job Summary
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) A resume/CV; and
2) 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.
For additional information please contact:
Kelly Biedenweg
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.
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.
Bring your research and project management skills in environmental
social science. You will:
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 inthe Puget Sound Washington including Hood Canal BellinghamBay and Quartermaster Harbor. Methods will include geospatialanalysis 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-focusedproducts
Mentor one MS student to complete independent researchprojects as part of overall project
Facilitate and support an advisory group to provide feedback onproject implementation and outputs
Act as project manager organizing research team providing workreports and managing project timelines and deliverables.
Perform other related duties consistent with the positionclassification project objectives and evolving research needs asidentified 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 ().
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 research conservation and sustainable use of fish and wildlife and their habitats. The Department is the largest in the College of Agricultural Sciences with over 40 professors and 1200 students in 8 degree and certificate programs including one Bachelor of Science degree five graduate degrees and two graduate certificates. We are a vibrant department that promotes a supportive atmosphere for all students and employees.
Key Responsibilities:
Act as project manager organizing research team providing workreports and managing project timelines and deliverables.
Develop research protocols collect data and lead social-scientificdata analysis.
Facilitate and support an advisory group to provide feedback onproject implementation and outputs.
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 researchprojects as part of overall project.
Required Qualifications:
Graduate degree in environmental social sciences (geography planning psychology anthropology environmental studies etc.) or related fields that included social scientific research methods analyses and products
Proficiency with geospatial statistical analysis
Proficiency in or capacity to quickly learn quantitative and qualitative analyses with some support (regressions topic modeling hierarchical clustering)
Knowledge of best practices in social scientific research
Outstanding organizational and project management skills
Outstanding communication skills based in curiosity self-awareness and collaboration
Computing skills including statistical software & cloud-based file sharing
Professional competence in coordinating and facilitating stakeholders and interdisciplinary science teams in a respectful and efficient manner
Demonstrated proficiency in professional writing
A demonstrable commitment to inclusive excellence in environmental management
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience managing a large research program with multiple researchers and sub-projects
Experience mentoring student researchers
Demonstrated proficiency in writing peer-reviewed manuscripts and/or accessible white papers reports and other forms of visualization to communicate the role of social science in conservation/restoration to diverse audiences
Experience with encounter surveys focus groups scientific interviewing geographically-weighted regressions and/or the use of AI for large data analyses (e.g. topic modeling)
Potential for hybrid
Must reside in Corvallis OR or the Puget Sound WA
Infrequent overnight travel for meetings and occasional lengthier trips (up to 1 or 2 weeks) to oversee field work.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability protected veteran and other protected status.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has critical or security-sensitive responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check motor vehicle history check sexual misconduct reference check etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check please contact OSUs Employee and Labor Relations team at .
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