This is a three-year limited term appointment. Continuation of employment is contingent upon availability of funds.
Auburn University College of Agriculture seeks candidates for a Research Assistant!
This position is located in Mobile, Alabama at the Auburn University Marine Research and Extension Center with work being done in the Mississippi Sound (AL and MS), Little Lagoon and Mobile Bay. It is a three-year limited-term appointment funded from external sources. Continuation of employment is contingent upon the availability of funds.
The Research Assistant will be responsible for assisting the Pl in ongoing, grant-funded extension and research projects including but not limited to an investigation of wastewater nutrient pollution reduction, the Mississippi Oyster Gardening Program, the Alabama Oyster Gardening Program, the Little Lagoon Oyster Gardening Program, and a dense spawning aggregate investigation located in Mobile Bay. This position will require significant time spent in the field where working conditions can be wet and/or muddy, lab, office, and meetings. The selected candidate should be comfortable in all. Limited overnight travel may be necessary while one day travel will be routine.
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