North Carolina State University
Research Technician
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Job Description
- Req#: 224245
- Prepare and maintain laboratory equipment and instrumentation such as TDR sensors, lysimeters, and spectrophotometers.
- Calibrate sensors, process soil and water samples, and manage data acquisition systems for laboratory and field research.
- Support field sampling campaigns and laboratory experiments, ensuring accurate data collection, documentation, and compliance with safety protocols.
- Maintain laboratory inventory and ensure adherence to environmental and university lab standards.
- Contribute to Extension training programs in water quality, sediment and erosion control, and stormwater BMPs by preparing demonstrations, maintaining displays, and assisting during workshops and field days.
- Help develop outreach materials such as handouts, data summaries, and instructional guides under faculty supervision.
- Perform maintenance and inspections at the sediment and erosion control research and education facility, ensuring proper operation of structures, irrigation systems, runoff plots, and monitoring equipment.
- Operate small equipment (e.g., mowers, compact tractors) and uphold safety and environmental compliance standards.
- Coordinate activities of hourly and graduate research assistants to ensure project efficiency and data quality.
Join the Department of Crop & Soil Sciences as a Research Technician and play a vital role in advancing research and outreach efforts in water quality, soil physics, and erosion control. In this hands-on position, you’ll provide essential technical, logistical, and field support for faculty-led and graduate student research, as well as contribute to Extension programs that deliver practical, science-based knowledge to stakeholders across North Carolina.
Key Responsibilities:If you are detail-oriented, enjoy hands-on field and lab work, and take pride in supporting applied research that makes a real-world impact, we encourage you to apply.About the company
North Carolina State University is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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