The Menge lab (http://www.columbia.edu/~dm2972/) at Columbia University is seeking a full time lab and field technician. Research projects focus on nitrogen cycling, nitrogen fixation, and the role of nitrogen in ecosystem carbon cycling and climate change. Primary duties will include maintaining and running basic biogeochemical lab equipment (balances, grinders, gas analyzers); maintaining and running greenhouse experiments (preparing greenhouse equipment and potting media, germinating and transferring plants, fertilizing and watering plants, and monitoring environmental settings and conditions); assisting with field work (applying fertilizer, collecting plant and soil and gas samples) in local (Black Rock Forest) and potentially more distant (Hawaii, Oregon, Costa Rica) field sites; and assisting with general laboratory maintenance.
This is a 12-month appointment with benefits, and with the possibility of extension. Preferred start date is ASAP. A bachelors degree in Ecology, Biology, Geology, Earth Science, Chemistry or a related field is required, and previous experience in an ecosystem science and/or biogeochemistry lab is preferred. If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit Jobs at Columbia: https://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp? time=1409149362718
