Research Scientist

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the quality control and quality assurance (QA/QC) personnel of the NCWQR
• Conduct innovative and appropriate statistical analyses or modeling approaches to the HTLP data independently or as part of the NCWQR team
• Help develop and improve the analytical capacity, methods, and processes of the NCWQR.
• Conduct various loading calculations and trend models to estimate daily, seasonal, and annual loads for each of the HTLP sampling locations and constituents.
• Write reports specific to HTLP monitoring stations as needed
• Initiate, write, and submit external grant proposals for funding existing and new innovative research projects aligned with the HTLP and NCWQR’s mission
• Help develop and contribute on project proposals within the NCWQR
• Assist as a PI or co-PI in the management and implementation of research grants tasks, activities, and deliverables including but not limited to project meetings, sample collection, data analysis, progress report and/or manuscript preparation.
• Publish the results of NCWQR’s research projects and monitoring studies in appropriate scientific journals

Education and Outreach

• Disseminate HTLP and other project results to diverse audiences via presentations, fact sheets or handouts, webinars, or other means.
• Participate in stakeholders’ (agricultural, environmental, academe, policy and regulatory groups, etc.) meetings at local, state, national, and bi-national levels as deemed appropriate to advance NCWQR programs.
• Participate in and/or lead interdisciplinary and inter-university research studies addressing land-use/water-quality issues both in the Great Lakes watersheds and Mississippi River basins
• Support Heidelberg’s School of Natural Sciences programs (e.g., Environmental Science, Chemistry, and Biology, etc.) through curriculum development and teaching.
• Train and supervise student workers and/or interns
• Assist students in their independent research projects

Required Education and Professional Experience

• Completion of a PhD in the Natural Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in conducting water quality, hydrologic, and sediment transport monitoring and analyses.
• Success in project proposal development and experience in project management.
• Success in publishing scientific articles.
• Experience in presenting scientific information to mixed audiences
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills

Preferred Education and Experience

• Graduate coursework in and/or laboratory experience in analytical chemistry using ion-chromatography, gas-chromatography, and spectroscopy. Experience in running LC-MS-MS, GC-MS, or ICP-MS is a plus!
• Strong programming skills and experience with programming languages such as Python, R, etc.