Research Assistant II – Department of Geography & Environment

Duties:

The Koiter Lab at Brandon University is hiring a research assistant to support a carbon inventory project focused on agricultural landscapes. Duties include:

• Assist with field collection of soil, sediment, vegetation, and water samples

• Prepare equipment (e.g., photospectrometer) and materials (e.g soil and vegetation samples) for research

• Perform standard laboratory analysis (e.g., texture, bulk density)

• Perform data entry, summarizing, and reporting

• Assist with duties related to the production of articles, publications, reports and presentations

and other relevant duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Experience:

The ideal candidate will have experience in:

• Laboratory preparation and analysis of soil and vegetation samples

• Field collection of soil and vegetation samples

• Traveling and working in rural areas

• Strong organizational skills...