<p>Essential Duties</p> <ol> <li>User Training: Provide technical training and guidance to users of the research core. 2. Experiment Support: Contribute to experimental design, execution, data analysis, and troubleshooting for research projects using established protocols within the research core. 3. Facility/Instrument Support: Support research core operations, including specialized equipment maintenance. 4. Technique Development: Optimize experimental protocols and workflows. 5. Data Analysis/Interpretation: Analyze and interpret complex scientific data. 6. Equipment Procurement: Assist in the installation and maintenance of specialized research core equipment. 7. Professional Development: Stay updated with relevant scientific literature and advancements in the field. Participate in professional development activities and scientific conferences. 8. Scientific Participation: Collect and analyze scientific data for manuscript preparation and grant proposals 9. Vendor Relations: Maintains vendor relationships, evaluates products, and collaborates with purchasing for timely procurement of laboratory supplies. 10. Education and Outreach: Participate in education and outreach activities within the core, including tours, events, etc. </li></ol> <p>Required Education and Experience</p> <p>Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of skills, education, and experience.</p> <p>Background Check Requirements</p> <p>All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.</p> <p>Position Focus:</p> <p>We seek a motivated and organized individual to support an initiative led by the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program (YASSP) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on Natural Climate Solutions (NCS). This position is ideal for early career individuals with an environmental background in ecology, agricultural sciences, ecosystem management, forestry and/or land management who are looking to expand their expertise and contribute to meaningful research on the carbon market, science policy, and complementary monitoring, measurement, reporting, and verification (MMRV) methods.</p> <p>This position will be hired to support a program that aims to rapidly synthesize and develop evidence that anticipates and directs MMRV science to generate high quality information for NCS-focused policymakers and practitioners.</p> <p>The position will have oversight by faculty and staff in YASSP and staff at EDF, will: Synthesize and publish available evidence for the climate mitigation efficacy of agricultural soil and tree/forest solutions such as agroforestry and biochar. A central focus will be on the quality of evidence available to quantify the efficacy of land management interventions for the regions and contexts where they are being applied to identify which solutions to implement where for the greatest return on investment, with the lowest risk for negative outcomes. Support efforts to develop and communicate project design guidelines that will begin to fill the likely evidence gap related to high-quality, empirical MMRV for reliable quantification of the efficacy of soil and tree solutions, with a focus on testing and identifying effective technological (digital) MMRV to help reduce quantification impediments and hence help the solutions to scale.</p> <p>Responsibilities: Project Management: Oversees components of their own project research in collaboration with YASSP project managers including coordinating project activities, organizing data collection efforts, analyzing data, and communicating with project partners and stakeholders. Content Expertise: As the candidate's experience develops within the role, will increasingly provide subject matter expertise in ecosystem management, conservation and restoration, and applied science with the natural climate solution context to develop research project with supervisors. Communication and Outreach: In collaboration with YASSP Program Managers, assists in communicating research findings to diverse audiences through presentations, publications, and outreach activities, raising awareness of conservation issues and promoting evidence-based decision-making. The position will contribute to publication writing. Publications may include peer-reviewed papers, white papers, reports, or one-page summaries of key research findings from the research project. Research Development & Collaboration: Participates in collaborative research projects on various tasks including data collection from primary sources (peer-reviewed articles, published datasets), data analysis and/or figure creation. In addition to leading a project, the position may support other ongoing efforts of YASSP and EDF staff in the writing and editing of material for publication and presentation. Administration: Manages administrative tasks related to project operations including scheduling meetings, recording meeting notes, and maintaining program documents. Data Management: Leads data management tasks, including data entry, data cleaning, curation, organization, and analysis, working with YASSP and EDF staff.</p> <p>Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:</p> <p>Familiarity with carbon crediting protocols, emerging carbon markets and greenhouse gas accounting. Proven experience developing research projects. Familiarity with spatial analysis, data analysis, and/or data/code management tools including but not limited to ArcGIS, R, Python, GitHub, GoogleEarth (please note proficiencies in CV or Cover Letter).</p> <p>Posting Disclaimer</p> <p>The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.</p>