Archbold Biological Station (ABS; www.archbold-station.org), through its Division, the MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center (MAERC; www.maerc.org), is seeking a Lead Field Operations/Instrumentation Specialist. Archbold operates a full scale working cattle ranch at MAERC, which provides a unique platform for long-term agro-ecology research.
The position is located at MAERC, a 10,500-acre cattle ranch near Lake Placid, FL, with housing available on site. This is a full-time permanent position.
The Lead Field Operations/Instrumentation Specialist will be responsible for installing, operating and maintaining, programming, and troubleshooting several types of environmental monitoring equipment (including pressure transducers, autosamplers, rain gauges, weather stations, lake buoy, phenocams and eddy covariance towers) on MAERC and at the Station, and several other ranches in the area. The position will also be responsible for uploading data and metadata QAQC, maintaining databases, and reporting as needed.
The position requires a Bachelor’s, with 5 year’s experience or Master’s degree with 1-2 year’s experience in hydrology, environmental/electrical engineering, environmental science, or related field.
For a complete job description contact Robin at rsnyder@ufl.edu
