Chemist for the Panama Canal Ecosystems Services Project in Agua Salud
May 05, 2008
Office of Human Resources
Announcement No. 13 (July 22, 2008)
NOTICE OF OPENING
Applications for “Chemist for the Panama Canal Ecosystems Services Project in Agua Salud” will be accepted effective immediately.
Location of Position: Earl Tupper Center, Ancon, Panamá
Major duties and responsibilities:
Incumbent performs a full range of quantitative tests of physical and chemical constituents, wet laboratory analyses and instrumental analyses on water, soil, and sediment samples using previously developed biogeochemical methods. Normally, the samples are submitted by project personnel to the laboratory; however, the incumbent will also visit field studies as necessary to collect soil, water, sediment, and vegetation samples. The analyses and tests are to determine the chemical composition of substances, presence, and identification of compounds in samples submitted to the laboratory. The results are used by project personnel for scientific investigations and research studies. Performs routine calculations. May perform computer programming used for the analysis and reduction of data. Writes a laboratory report identifying the sample, stating the methods and procedures used, and showing the results.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry, environmental chemistry or chemical engineering or closely related area.
- Professional knowledge of chemical principles, theories, and practices, knowledge of common methods and procedures.
- Skill in calibrating and operating analytical instruments sufficient to perform relatively routine and limited analyses and tests by applying established methods and procedures.
- Professional knowledge of theories, concepts, methods and procedures in natural environmental chemistry sufficient to analyze scientific data.
- Knowledge and skill in complex instrumentation sufficient to master the operation and maintenance of highly specialized instrumentation including a flow-injection analyzer, solid sample high temperature elemental analyzer, ion chromatography, inductively-coupled plasma emission spectrometer, carbon analyzers, and titrators.
- Bilingual English/Spanish.
Applicants should present a cover letter describing the qualifications, interest in this position, and career goals, current curriculum vitae, copies of academic transcripts and at least three confidential letters of recommendation (to be submitted under separate cover) to: Department of Human Resources, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, P.O. Box 0843-03092, Balboa, Ancón, República de Panamá or latorral@si.edu
This notice is also shown at web page www.stri.org
Applications will be received until August 01, 2008