Recruitment/Posting Title Lab Researcher IV Job Category Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) Department SEBS - Marine Outreach Overview The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) is one of the 2 nationalestuarine reserves created to promote the responsible use and management of the nation’s estuaries through a program combining scientific research, education, and stewardship. The JC NERR encompasses approximately 116,000 acres in southeastern New Jersey, including a great variety of terrestrial, wetland and aquatic habitats within the Mullica River-Great Bay ecosystem. With little more than 1% of the Reserve subjected to human development, this area is regarded as one of the least disturbed estuaries in the densely populated urban corridor of the Northeastern United States. The high environmental quality of the habitats within the Cousteau Reserve are consistent with the objective of the Reserve system to preserve areas which retain a healthy ecosystem and provide the opportunity to serve the needs of long-term research and monitoring programs. The System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) program provides long-term data on water quality, weather, biological communities, habitat, land use and land cover characteristics. Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Lab Researcher IV for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.

Among the key duties of the position are the following: Assists with laboratory inventory and maintenance and materials preparation (cleaning, sterilization. Prepares sample vials, bottles, glassware for nutrient sampling). Collection and filtration of water samples, water-quality datasonde. Maintains meteorological instrumentation (cleaning, preparation, calibration, download, and data review) and deployment. Assorted fieldwork (marsh surface surveys, SWMP station inspection and maintenance, various field measurements), and data management (file custody, data review, metadata composition, and submission). Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Day Work Arrangement This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. FLSA Nonexempt Grade 03 Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary 52200.00 Annual Mid Range Salary 66071.00 Annual Maximum Salary 79941.00 Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description Admin Assembly (MPSC) Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview. Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility ABP