Technician II - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Lopez-Sepulcre/Gordon Lab

Department Background

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and Cornell University's second largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education, and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: We believe that achieving next-generation scientific breakthroughs requires an understanding of the world's complex, interlocking systems. We believe that access to nutritious food and a healthy environment is a fundamental human right. We believe that ensuring a prosperous global future depends on the ability to support local people and communities everywhere. By working in and across multiple scientific areas, CALS can address challenges and opportunities of the greatest relevance, here in New York, across the nation, and around the world.

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (E&EB) has a distinguished faculty of 32 whose interests range from population and community ecology to biogeochemistry and ecosystems to evolutionary biology and genetics. The Department, part of both the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences, has a broad but unified mission in teaching and research: broad in that the interests of the faculty span many levels of organization encompassing genes, genotypes, phenotypes, populations, communities, and ecosystems; and unified in that each of these levels interacts with all of the others. Detailed appreciation of the processes operating at all levels of organization is fundamental to ecological evolutionary understanding.

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Position Summary

We are seeking a full-time Technician II with good communication, organizational skills, and a willingness to learn new techniques to support and advance our research examining the evolutionary biology and ecology of the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata). The main responsibility of this position is the husbandry of research fish: maintaining healthy stocks, breeding, and assisting setup of experiments. Other duties include assisting in the conception, implementation, data collection, and analysis of experiments, and contributing to general lab attitudes of inclusivity, communication, and research excellence. We value intellectual curiosity, and opportunities will be available for independent research, helping with the preparation of manuscripts for scientific publication, proposal writing, and presenting results at relevant scientific meetings.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

This is a full-time position at 100% FTE. This is a one-year term appointment that is contingent upon available work, funding, and performance.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma and up to 2 years relevant experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience in research laboratories or animal facilities.
• Experience in fish husbandry will be valued but not essential.

Preferred Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Biology, Animal Science, Environmental Sciences, or related field.

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