[job][boston][tech] Seasonal Biological Monitoring Technician in the Byrnes Lab
Jarrett Byrnes
Seasonal Biological Monitoring Technician in the Byrnes Lab
June 2 - Aug. 31 or Dec 31, 2025
(resending with correct salary)
The Byrnes lab at UMass Boston seeks a technician for work on biological monitoring of urban rocky shorelines in the Boston Harbor Islands in collaboration with the Stone Living Lab for either just the summer or through the fall, availability depending. The Stone Living Lab (https://stonelivinglab.org/) is a multi-investigator effort to evaluate the effects of green shoreline protections. The Byrnes lab is hiring a technician who will work on multiple projects throughout their time in the lab, providing substantial diversity of experience.
Cobble Berm Biological Assessment
Boston Harbor Island Rocky Intertidal Monitoring
Living Seawall Biological Monitoring
Crustose coralline algal diversity assessment
Duties include, but are not limited to, conducting algal and invertebrate surveys in the intertidal, boat and dive tending, subtidal surveys and algal collections via SCUBA (must be AAUS), ROV operations, species identification, and data entry.
Deadlines: For the Berms position, contact ASAP.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will need to be able to work as part of a field research team, with solid communication skills. Candidates should have familiarity with marine environments - either a degree or working towards a degree with a marine science focus - have a strong attention to detail, and confidence to handle difficult field conditions in collaboration with a supervisor. The seasonal technician should be able to spend long periods of time outdoors, be able to lift 50 lbs., and is expected to work 40 hrs a week, Monday to Friday, with the exception of holidays. Some early morning hours or working through weekends will be required due to tidal schedules, with concomitant time off. Scientific diving certification (AAUS or otherwise) is required for candidates interested in conducting SCUBA surveys.
Salary: The salary for these positions is $11,500 for the summer and $11,500 for the fall. The positions are non-benefitted.
Covid Precautions: As the candidates will be working both on campus and on small boats with members of the team, we request that they are fully vaccinated prior to starting the position, as requested for all UMB on campus employees.
Application: Please send a cover letter and CV to jarrett...@umb.edu with the subject line SLL Technician. Applications will be considered up to end of day Friday May 9th. Interviews will be conducted promptly, as we realize this is a tight turnaround.
Further information: For further information or questions, contact jarrett...@umb.edu.