Senior Research Associate

Job Description:

• Designs, administers and implements research projects as specified in the project plan.
• Collects data in accordance with ethical and technical principles.
• Selects and applies appropriate quantitative, statistical, and/or qualitative methods for analysis and interpretation of data.
• Writes manuscripts for submission to professional and/or scientific journals or reports to the sponsoring agency.
• Collaborates with researchers, scholars and other stakeholders as relevant to the project.
• Identifies new or prospective sponsors and funding opportunities and drafts proposals for new/renewed research funding.
• Monitors daily operation of research programs/projects, including the reporting requirements, budgets and time tables specified in the project.
• Leads discrete components of a larger project under the general direction of a principal researcher.
• Ensures that research projects comply with scientific and ethical requirements.
• May contribute to applications for external funding as a co-principal investigator.
• May serve as a principal investigator on a funded research or scholarship project or as a co-investigator under the general direction of a principal investigator.
• May present at professional conferences and meetings in the relevant field.
• May hire and supervise staff and students working on grant-related projects.

Short Job Description:

• Master's degree in geology or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Six years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of the research or scholarship process, data collection, analytical and statistical methods.
• Experience conducting applied geologic investigations, data interpretation, data management, and preparation of technical products, maps, datasets, reports, or publications, including products consistent with geologic data standards.
• Clinical, laboratory, training or field skills appropriate to the grant or contract.
• Demonstrated record of research achievement.
• Demonstrated success in funding acquisition.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient office software skills, including word-processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Demonstrated interest, skills, and experiences working with diverse groups.
• Ability to travel within Michigan.