Technician Position Available
Environmental Data Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Toolik Field Station and Fairbanks, Alaska
For full consideration, applications must be received by:
Saturday, 31 July 2010.
For further information, please go to:
https://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=70388
Or contact:
Sydonia Bret-Harte
Email: msbretharte [at] alaska.edu
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is seeking an enthusiastic and
experienced individual to operate, develop, and maintain a
meteorological station and to provide data management and quality
assurance of meteorological data collected by the Environmental Data
Center (EDC) for the Toolik Field Station (TFS). This position requires
residence at TFS half to three-quarters time from mid-May through
September of each year; otherwise the job location is at UAF.
The goal of the EDC is to collect and manage data on key environmental
drivers and biological responders to climate change in the local Toolik
environs. This baseline data is provided to the science community of
Toolik for their use as background and context for framing specific
questions and hypotheses about plant and animal adaptation to the
Arctic, the structure and function of arctic ecosystems, and responses
and feedback of the arctic environment to climate change. Please see
http://www.uaf.edu/toolik/ and http://toolik.alaska.edu/edc/ for more
information. Duties for this position include:
- Develop, operate, and maintain weather stations in an arctic field
location;
- Program, deploy, maintain, and calibrate meteorological sensors,
Campbell Scientific and other dataloggers, time-lapse cameras and
other instrumentation;
- Provide quality assurance and quality control of climate data to
meet NSF Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) data standards;
- Integrate data availability with LTER, GIS and web-based data
server teams, and develop real-time availability of meteorological
data on the web site;
- Upgrade sensors on the climate station as funds become available;
and
- Contribute to the further development of the climate data
collection component of the EDC.
The desired candidate will possess:
- Demonstrated experience with Campbell Scientific dataloggers,
datalogger programming (PC208W and PC900), data collection software,
communication peripherals, and sensors;
- Strong personal communication and quantitative skills;
- Self-motivation, independence, and the ability to work with
minimal supervision, as well as ability and willingness to work with
site investigators; and
- Excellent organizational and documentation skills.
Desired qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in meteorology or a
related field, and/or significant experience with meteorological
instrumentation. To apply, use the following link:
https://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=70388. Applicants
should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae or resume, and the
names, email addresses, and phone numbers of three professional
references. In your cover letter, explain how your experience, training,
and professional goals apply to this project.
For full consideration, applications must be received by:
Saturday, 31 July 2010.
For further information, please go to:
https://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=70388.
Or contact:
Sydonia Bret-Harte
Email: msbretharte [at] alaska.edu