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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Hill Country Field Station Manager, Texas Field Station Network, Biodiversity Center in Dripping Springs, Texas
Coordinate the use of facilities and access for education, outreach, and research to ensure safe access and use. Participate with classes and outreach events. Coordinate user research requests.Assist in the development of policies and Standard Operating Procedures to improve user experiences. Assist in the organization of and/or participation in planning groups with the College, Advisory groups, Biodiversity Center Leadership and external organizations such as the Organization of Biological Field Stations.Maintain and improve infrastructure of the field station. Help update and implement habitat management plans for stewardship and research. Oversee efficient maintenance through contractors and UT service facilities.Infrastructure development. Participate in planning and implementation of new infrastructure of the field station. This includes master plan development, securing funding from internal and external sources, and coordinating the development projects.Provide technical support (geodatabase, maps, statistics, molecular lab) for users. Provide user access to geodatabases and data products. Provide user support such as molecular lab services, greenhouse and fish tank cultures, research plot maintenance.Establish and support long-term research studies at the field station, working with Graduate and Undergraduate Research Assistants and interns. Long-term studies include baseline plant, arthropod and soil microbial diversity and phenological surveys, networked ecosystem studies, and other studies initiated by field station research staff.Assist in the development and support of outreach efforts. Help coordinate K12 and public events, organize volunteer and docent programs. Provide a strong social media presence.Assist the Managing Director with the management of budgets for maintenance and operations, for new infrastructure and for research and teaching programs. Assist in the application for grants from foundations, local, state, and federal funding agencies.Assist the Managing Director with personnel matters through recruitment, training, supervision and co-ordination of staff and student associates.Other duties as assigned. This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of selected candidate.