Phase2 Technology
Research Engineering/ Scientist Assistant
Phase2 Technology, Port Aransas, Texas, United States, 78373
Job Posting Title:
Research Engineering/ Scientist Assistant
Hiring Department:
Department of Marine Science
Position Open To:
All Applicants
Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Earliest Start Date:
Jan 19, 2026
Position Duration:
Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2026
Location:
PORT ARANSAS, TX
Job Details This position will work with the Dunton and Erdner labs to assist with field and experimental studies associated with seagrass, marsh, and algal systems. The purpose of this role is to assist the lab with duties that include sample processing and inventory, data management, and instrument maintenance.
Position located in Port Aransas, Texas. Only applicants authorized to work in the United States will be considered.
Responsibilities
Field sampling of coastal waters from shore, by small boat, and on oceanographic cruises. Includes emergent and submergent vegetation along the entire Texas coast and other wetland sites as assigned via boat, hiking, swimming, and wading through mud and water in wetland habitats.
Assist with in situ photosynthetic incubations.
Process plant and sediment cores for organic matter, moisture content, dissolved pore water components, nutrients, chlorophyll, TSS, CHN and isotopic analysis, sediment grain size, and algal epiphyte enumeration and identification.
Computer data entry, data QA/QC, some basic and preliminary data analysis.
Assist with additional research related duties related to lab (sieving and sorting of biological material), field (instrumentation deployment), and K12 outreach activities.
Laboratory work includes DNA extractions, PCR, and preparation of samples for sequencing.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in marine, biological, or environmental sciences, or a closely related field.
General knowledge of local habitats, particularly coastal waters, and wetlands along with associated flora and ecosystem processes.
Strong organizational and computer skills (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Experience with gas analysis (methane, oxygen) and in situ photosynthesis
Basic hiking and swimming ability.
Experience with DNA extraction from environmental samples
Experience with preparing samples for sequencing, including PCR amplification and reaction cleanup.
Knowledge of DNA sequence analysis using specialized software e.g., Geneious
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with vegetation identification and field sampling methodology.
Boat operating skills and comfort in aquatic habitats (wetlands and open water).
Experience with analyses of sediment/water biogeochemistry and plant ecophysiology.
Experience with grades K-8 outreach.
Shipboard experience on research vessels on science cruises (> 7 days)
Driving Required This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three-year driving record from the current state of residence. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).
Salary Range $35,000k + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
May work in all weather conditions.
Will work in estuarine waters (temp range 12-35 degrees C) at 1-3 m depths.
May work in extreme temperatures.
May work around chemical fumes.
Will work around standard office conditions.
Will work around chemicals.
May work around electrical and mechanical hazards.
Will work in muddy coastal wetlands.
Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
Manual dexterity required
Climbing stairs.
Lifting, moving, swimming.
Required Materials
Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
Important for Applicants Applicants who are not current university employees or contingent workers must submit a resume first; subsequent applications will allow additional documents to be uploaded. Verify that all required materials have been uploaded before submitting the application, as it cannot be changed afterward.
Current University employees and contingent workers must apply via Workday using the Find UT Jobs platform and ensure their Worker Profile and application questions are completed to submit the required documents.
Employment Eligibility Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Background Checks A criminal history background check will be required for finalists under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
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Research Engineering/ Scientist Assistant
Hiring Department:
Department of Marine Science
Position Open To:
All Applicants
Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Earliest Start Date:
Jan 19, 2026
Position Duration:
Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2026
Location:
PORT ARANSAS, TX
Job Details This position will work with the Dunton and Erdner labs to assist with field and experimental studies associated with seagrass, marsh, and algal systems. The purpose of this role is to assist the lab with duties that include sample processing and inventory, data management, and instrument maintenance.
Position located in Port Aransas, Texas. Only applicants authorized to work in the United States will be considered.
Responsibilities
Field sampling of coastal waters from shore, by small boat, and on oceanographic cruises. Includes emergent and submergent vegetation along the entire Texas coast and other wetland sites as assigned via boat, hiking, swimming, and wading through mud and water in wetland habitats.
Assist with in situ photosynthetic incubations.
Process plant and sediment cores for organic matter, moisture content, dissolved pore water components, nutrients, chlorophyll, TSS, CHN and isotopic analysis, sediment grain size, and algal epiphyte enumeration and identification.
Computer data entry, data QA/QC, some basic and preliminary data analysis.
Assist with additional research related duties related to lab (sieving and sorting of biological material), field (instrumentation deployment), and K12 outreach activities.
Laboratory work includes DNA extractions, PCR, and preparation of samples for sequencing.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in marine, biological, or environmental sciences, or a closely related field.
General knowledge of local habitats, particularly coastal waters, and wetlands along with associated flora and ecosystem processes.
Strong organizational and computer skills (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Experience with gas analysis (methane, oxygen) and in situ photosynthesis
Basic hiking and swimming ability.
Experience with DNA extraction from environmental samples
Experience with preparing samples for sequencing, including PCR amplification and reaction cleanup.
Knowledge of DNA sequence analysis using specialized software e.g., Geneious
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with vegetation identification and field sampling methodology.
Boat operating skills and comfort in aquatic habitats (wetlands and open water).
Experience with analyses of sediment/water biogeochemistry and plant ecophysiology.
Experience with grades K-8 outreach.
Shipboard experience on research vessels on science cruises (> 7 days)
Driving Required This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three-year driving record from the current state of residence. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).
Salary Range $35,000k + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
May work in all weather conditions.
Will work in estuarine waters (temp range 12-35 degrees C) at 1-3 m depths.
May work in extreme temperatures.
May work around chemical fumes.
Will work around standard office conditions.
Will work around chemicals.
May work around electrical and mechanical hazards.
Will work in muddy coastal wetlands.
Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
Manual dexterity required
Climbing stairs.
Lifting, moving, swimming.
Required Materials
Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
Important for Applicants Applicants who are not current university employees or contingent workers must submit a resume first; subsequent applications will allow additional documents to be uploaded. Verify that all required materials have been uploaded before submitting the application, as it cannot be changed afterward.
Current University employees and contingent workers must apply via Workday using the Find UT Jobs platform and ensure their Worker Profile and application questions are completed to submit the required documents.
Employment Eligibility Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Background Checks A criminal history background check will be required for finalists under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
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