Research Assistant III

With little supervision, applies a broad knowledge of laboratory principles, equipment, and procedures to the completion of moderately difficult assignments determined by field of study and scope of individual research project.

Characteristic Duties

coordinates research projects, using selected laboratory experiments, equipment, field work, library research, data acquisition and processing, statistical analyses or other investigative techniques;
organizes, interprets, and summarizes acquired data using scientific and statistical techniques including computer programs;
assists in preparation of proposals, manuscripts or other documents for publication and/or presentation;
participates in the design of experiments or fieldwork and may suggest modifications to current procedures;
acts as information source on specific research techniques and trains others in technical procedures and equipment operation;
may supervise the activities of other support staff.

Desired Qualifications
Master's degree in related field, or Bachelor's degree in related field plus three years' related experience, or Bachelor's degree in nonrelated field plus five years' related experience, or Associate's degree in related field plus six years' related experience, or High School diploma or equivalent plus eight years' related experience.

Last updated: February 25, 2013

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