Research Scientist I

3 weeks ago


Ashland, Massachusetts, United States Harvard University Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Research Scientist I to join our team at Harvard University. This position will play a crucial role in assessing how temperate forest trees respond to elevated levels of carbon dioxide, warming temperatures, and increased drought stress.

The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up and maintaining the Forest Responses to Atmospheric CO2, Warming, and Drought (FORWARD) experiment at the Harvard Forest. This includes constructing experimental infrastructure, testing monitoring equipment, planting and caring for tree seedlings, taking and curating data, and interfacing with lab and Harvard Forest staff.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree preferably in a discipline related to ecosystem ecology or biogeochemistry and one year of post-college related work experience. Prior work in a terrestrial global change experiment is preferred. Experience with light electrical wiring and soldering, light construction, familiarity with coding/programming languages, and basic plant growing skills are also desirable.

In addition to technical skills, the selected candidate will possess strong organizational and communication skills, including mastery of data management and collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Excel, GitHub, etc.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Constructs experimental infrastructure to manipulate and regulate CO2, temperature, and rainfall to experimental plots;
  • Constructs monitoring and sampling equipment for deployment at the field site;
  • Leads the planting and care for hundreds of tree seedlings in the experiment;
  • Takes data on traits such as plant biomass, fine roots, nitrogen fixation, and soil chemistry;
  • Processes, organizes, and summarizes data, reporting experiment results using scientific software applications;


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