Research Assistant - Geospatial Application and Environment

Job description

TITLE: Research Assistant Geospatial Application and Environment DEPARTMENT: Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Environmental Security, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources REPORTS TO: Principal Investigator: CLASSIFICATION: Staff-12 months: EFFECTIVE DATE: TBD: STANDARD WORK HOURS: 37.5 hours per week LOCATION : On-Site-Main Campus: EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-Time: EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt: JOB SUMMARY: The Research Assistant Position in The College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources at Kentucky State University would serve as a support person for the research or extension program and will participate in research duties specific to the objectives of the proposal funding sources. The position supports the experimental and agronomic research components of funded projects, including field, laboratory, and environmental monitoring using eddy covariance; drone deployment and geospatial analysis; and social research actively assisting with data collection, analysis, reporting, and the dissemination of findings through publications, presentations, and progress reports. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: - Lead and investigate experiments examining carbon dyn...