Part -Time Research Associate – School of Science & Engineering

Salary:                      $19.80/HR
Location:                   Science and engineering
Position Status:        Part-time                                             
Hours:                       Varied, 20 hours per week.
Position Number:      870318/70-0174                
FLSA Status:             Non-exempt

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Research Associate will report to the chair of the department and will be responsible for running instrumentation in the Environmental and Water Resources Laboratory.  This will be primarily water quality testing for drinking, waste, and ambient/environmental samples.  As a teaching facility, the Research Associate will also teach research students how to use the instrumentation and present in classes on how to use the instruments.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teach students how to operate instruments.

Support research operations.

Completes other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, chemistry, engineering or a related field from an accredited educational institution.

Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Analytical water testing. 

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.

Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University.  The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.

Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit.  Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit.  Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.