Research Assistant, NSF Methane Cycle (Student)

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Department:

College of Arts & Sciences

Time Type:

Part time

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Job Description:

Summary:

The research assistant will assist with data analysis related to an
NSF-funded project on understanding the role of trees in the global
methane cycle. Specifically, they will use R to clean up a large
data set of methane emissions from baldcypress trees, estimate
missing values, determine how methane fluxes vary in time and
space, and extrapolate point measurements to an entire forest plot.
The research assistant will also be involved in creating figures
and tables and writing text for a scientific manuscript arising
from this research.

Essential Functions:

• Meet weekly with Karen Knee and Betty Malloy to discuss

progress and update goals.

• Clean up data set to remove points that result from measurement

error and estimate missing values.

• Create graphs and tables using R and R studio to visualize the

data.

• Use statistical and data analysis methods to characterize how

tree gas fluxes vary in time (different months of the year) and
space (different trees and height on tree stem).

• Use point measurements to generate plot- and forest-scale gas

flux estimates.

• Generate figures, tables, and text for a scientific

publication.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• Part-time.
• 5 hours per week.

Salary Range:

• $18.40 per hour.

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University students.

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