Undergraduate Research Assistant on Tephra Analysis- GEOSCI

Job Description and Position Requirements

The Department of Geosciences is seeking applicants for a part-time job of Undergraduate Research Assistant.

Job duties to include:

• Preparing tephra samples for analysis including sieving, washing, photographing, and describing samples.
• Mounting feldspar grains and any glass shards in epoxy to prepare them for geochemical analysis and running them on the electron microprobe under the supervision of Dr. Erin DiMaggio.
• Interpreting the results by comparing the data to previously published data on feldspars and glass to determine correlations among samples.

Requirements, Qualifications, and/or Competencies

Undergraduate student in Geosciences

Pay

The starting rate for this job is $20/Hr.

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