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• Assist with chemical analysis in environmental samples
• Provide professional level research support; may engage in education, outreach, and services where opportunities are available
  
• Work with faculty and students across colleges with research involving chemical analysis
• Perform other duties assigned by supervisor

Minimum Educatin and Experience

• Research Associate requires a Master's degree; Research Fellow requires a PhDField of Study
• Chemistry, Environmental Science, Environmental Toxicology, or closely related field

Minimum Skills and Abilities

• Technical experience using instrumentation like ICP-MS, GC-MS, HPLC, qPCR, FTIR-microscope, IC, or TOC analyzer, as well as analyte extraction and preparation for environmental matrices (soil, water, and/or air) to understand the fate and effects of pollutants in the environment
• Good laboratory practice, communication skills, and willingness to work with faculty and students at Auburn University

Desired Qualifications

Desired qualifications include the following:

• Experience in the analysis of organic pollutants and microplastics in environmental samples with different matrixes as well as common water quality parameters
• Familiar with standard analytical methods, such as EPA methods including QA/QC procedures
• Experience in instrument maintenance and troubleshooting as well as the organization of an analytical lab
• Publication in environmental chemistry work

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