Field Scientist

Below is a BRIEF summary of the position, for full details, please use the link to the City of New York's Job Board:

Location: Grahamsville, NY in Sullivan County

Starting Salary: $61,510 + Union and City Benefits

Schedule: 35 hours/week

Minimum Requirements:
1. A masters degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following areas of study: environmental or chemical engineering, limnology, environmental science, marine science, geology, biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, or health science; 

or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with 24 semester credits in one or a combination of the areas of study described in ""1"" above, at least 12 of which must have been in one of these areas of study; and at least one year of satisfactory full time experience, which may not have been part of graduate or undergraduate course work, working in the field of water quality planning, management or research or performing environmental laboratory analyses, and/or environmental field sampling of water;

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Field Supervisor, the Field Scientist will be responsible for field sampling and data collection and will assist in coordinating field activities as described in the Divisional Standard Operating Procedures. The Scientist (Water Ecology) II will use established sampling protocols for the proper collection, transportation and relinquishment of samples collected from streams, reservoirs, wastewater treatment plants and key-points. Some sample collections will require trailering and piloting small watercraft.
 

Example of key duties include:
- Performing sample collections and field analyses from a boat as required

- Operating F150 trucks (and larger) to tow boats or other gear

- Compiling, reviewing and reporting water quality and associated data in accordance with divisional procedures by specified deadlines

- Operating and maintaining field sampling equipment, which includes the ability to trailer and pilot small watercraft
 

Some Preferred Skills:
- Ability to utilize desktop computers as well as handheld computers in the field for data collection

- Ability to spend a substantial portion of field days outdoors in any weather or season

- Ability to lift heavy loads up to 50 pounds and climb in and out of boats

- Ability to wade through streams, hiking in the woods and scaling over rocks to collect samples

- Familiarity with field sampling and data collection techniques