Woodwell Climate Research Center

Research Scientist

• Work across agroecosystems, with projects focused on regenerative agricultural practices, cover crop adoption, and grazing management systems
• Investigate and promote the role soils can play in nature-based climate solutions
• Collect soil samples in various field settings
• Process, inventory, and catalog new soil samples
• Prepare soil samples by drying, grinding, or extraction
• Follow lab safety procedures and maintain a safe, tidy work environment
• Perform routine soil laboratory testing, including pH, calcium carbonate equivalents, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, elemental carbon and nitrogen analysis, particle-size texture analysis, colorimetric nutrient assays, microbial respiration, and enzymatic activity
• Collate data and prepare reports
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team of PIs, research scientists, postdocs, and research assistants under supervision

Research Assistant I