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Faculty Research Assistant

United States, Newport Employment contract 46620.00 - 56000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted May 30, 2026
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This position is located in Newport, Oregon. The incumbent will assist Oregon State University (OSU) and the United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) researchers with projects related to shellfish aquaculture. These projects involve mapping shellfish aquaculture and other estuarine habitats in coastal estuaries using GPS and GIS, designing and conducting surveys to investigate the use of these estuarine habitats by fish and invertebrates, examining burrowing shrimp populations in coastal estuaries as they impact shellfish aquaculture, and investigating survival of shellfish (primarily oysters) when exposed to burrowing shrimp and other stressors including temperature, low PH, high PCO2 water, pathogens like OSHv-1 in the estuarine environment. The incumbent is expected to assist with conducting field work, processing samples, entering data, data analyses, and reporting.

Job Responsibility

  • Execute research with USDA-ARS and OSU collaborators
  • Enter data collected in above field and laboratory studies to computer databases
  • Co-author presentations and manuscripts for publication
  • Store samples, maintain databases, inventory and store chemicals, assist with servicing and maintaining field and laboratory equipment and maintain safe laboratory conditions
  • Process field-collected samples, including measuring burrowing shrimp and recording data

Requirements

  • MS in field related to biological science
  • Experience designing and conducting field studies and using tools for biological/ecological research

Nice to have

  • Prior experience with marine/estuarine science and/or burrowing shrimp and shellfish aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest
  • Experience using underwater video cameras, GPS units, GIS programs, MS Access, R, and other tools used to manage and analyze ecological data

What we offer

  • Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life
  • Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources
  • Retirement savings paid by the university
  • A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave
  • Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities
  • Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program
  • Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical illness insurance
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