Full-Time Positions
Building Attendant R_00039991: This position will serve as custodial at the Marine Science Institute at The University of Texas. This position is located in Port Aransas, Texas. There are two open positions for this role.
Innovation Lab Manager R_00040276:The manager will help plan and establish the new facility; will set up, run, and maintain instrumentation; will train, supervise, and mentor students on instrument development and safe and effective use of instrumentation; will collaborate with scientists to develop and build instrumentation for research and teaching; and will plan teaching and outreach to K-12 students and the community around technology and marine science.
Postdoctoral Fellow R_00035734: Postdoc research will be focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying bioturbation and/or on characterizing the impacts of infauna on deep sea sediment stability. Responsibilities may involve lab experiments and field work on sediments and burrowing animals.
Postdoctoral Fellow R_00038665:This Postdoctoral Fellow position will be part of the Coastal Carbon Cycle Laboratory of the Marine Science Institute at the University of Texas at Austin located in Port Aransas, Texas. The initial appointment is set for one year, renewal is subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.
Postdoctoral Fellow R_00038681: A postdoctoral researcher position is available to work with Dr. Ken Dunton at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, TX, starting August 2025 (negotiable). Research in the Dunton lab is broadly focused in estuarine ecology, with a strong emphasis on marine vegetation, from subtropical marshes and seagrasses to High Arctic kelp, with strong connections to interdisciplinary studies (see: https://marinescience.utexas.edu/directory/kenneth-dunton). The research program associated with this postdoctoral position is specifically focused on a coast-wide survey of seagrass distribution along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Postdoctoral Fellow R_00039767: The central aim of this project is to develop Single-Particle Raman-Assisted Metagenomics (SPRAM) as a new tool that will enable scientists to integrate the fields of sedimentology, geochemistry, and microbiology and study the carbon cycle at the scale of single sedimentary particles. The development of SPRAM may provide a crucial step toward a mechanistic understanding of why certain components of sedimentary organic carbon pools are microbially metabolized, while others evade microbial breakdown and contribute to Earth’s largest organic carbon sink.
Research Scientist Associate III R_00036766: The successful candidate will be involved in dynamic research activities in the research lab of Dr. Zhanfei Liu. The candidate will also have the freedom to develop their own research projects. The research in Liu Lab focuses on understanding sources, fates and transformation of natural and anthropogenic organic matter, such as dissolved and particulate organic matter, petroleum hydrocarbons, and micro- and nanoplastics.
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