What are the responsibilities and job description for the Restoration Research Mentor, Assistant Project Scientist in the Earth Research Institute position at University of California - Santa Barbara?
Position Overview
Position Title : Assistant Project Scientist
The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.
Salary Range : A reasonable estimate that the University expects to pay for this position at 100% time is $75,900 - $87,000.
Percent Time : 100%
Anticipated Start : Winter 2025
Position Duration : 2 years with opportunity to extend.
Application Window
Open Date : December 11, 2024
Next Review Date : Friday, Jan 10, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final Date : Monday, Mar 31, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position Description
As the Restoration Research Mentor (UCSB Assistant Project Scientist), you will work with the Director of Ecosystem Management and the Ecological Restoration team at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (Cheadle Center) to lead our research and monitoring mentorship program (RAMMP). Your duties will include developing a research program that builds on the ecological restoration and conservation work of the Cheadle Center and provides meaningful research experiences for UCSB undergraduate students. It is expected that the Assistant Project Scientist will maintain a productive and scholarly ecological research program that will align with the Cheadle Center mission.
The position is initially funded for one year, with the option to extend and an expectation that the successful candidate will work to create a self-sustaining research program by securing grants. It offers competitive salary and benefits. Continuation beyond one year will be based on performance and availability of funding. The ideal starting date for the position is January 2025. The Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service.
Duties
- Manage the Research and Monitoring Mentorship Program : Develop a research program that provides opportunities for students to gain research experience, analyze data, and synthesize for Undergraduate symposiums, conferences, or publications.
- Establish a research program that may include topics such as how to enhance restoration efficacy and efficiency, understanding local ecology (e.g., rare plants, plant suitability), climate resilience, carbon sequestration, soil function, and / or wildlife use themes.
- Collaborate with current part-time Research Coordinator whose work focuses on mentoring students in hydrology and aquatic invertebrate sampling and who maintains baseline monitoring, reporting, and hydrological monitoring equipment.
- Collaborate with supervisor, the Director of Ecosystem Management, and build on past and current research projects.
- Analyze and interpret data using appropriate statistical analyses, write reports and peer-reviewed journal articles in concert with student research assistants and staff.
- Fundraise for this program via grant and contract proposals, donor relations, and alternative funding sources.
- Communicate and collaborate with other members of the Restoration and Research team including collaborating professors and researchers, when appropriate, to achieve organizational goals and promote the program.
- Publish papers in peer-reviewed journals.
- Track projects in ArcGIS.
- Implement restoration and research projects, which may include planting, mapping, weed management, and monitoring.
- Collect spatial data using Field Maps for ArcGIS.
- Mentor students in the field.
Education and Outreach
Additional Duties
Occasionally working long field days, including bending, squatting, walking stairs, and hiking rugged trails with uneven footing.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications (required at time of application)
Additional Qualifications (required at time of start)
Preferred Qualifications
Application Requirements
Document Requirements
Reference Requirements
Names and emails of 3 references that can be contacted via email after interviews have been conducted.
Apply link : https : / / recruit.ap.ucsb.edu / JPF02890
Help Contact : brclincy@ucsb.edu
About UC Santa Barbara
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit : https : / / policy.ucop.edu / doc / 4010393 / PPSM-20. For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit : https : / / policy.ucop.edu / doc / 1001004 / Anti-Discrimination.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
Job Location
Santa Barbara, California
J-18808-Ljbffr
Salary : $75,900 - $87,000
