Field and Lab Technician
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OHFull-timeSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Field and Lab Technician assists with research projects involving field equipment deployment, water and soil sampling, laboratory sample preparation, wet chemistry, and analytical equipment. The role supports field operations and chemistry laboratory functions, including data management and equipment maintenance. It also trains and supervises graduate and undergraduate students. The posting prefers experience analyzing water samples for nutrient chemistry and maintaining laboratory instrumentation.
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Field and Lab Technician Bowling Green State University Salary: Depends on Qualifications Job Type: Full-Time Division: A&S Dean Opening Date: 10/26/2026 Location: Main Campus (BG), OH Job Number: BGSU02059 Department: A&S Dean Closing: 11/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern Summary The Field and Lab Technician position would assist in research projects including field work to deploy equipment, collect water and/or soil samples, retrieve equipment, and perform routine maintenance. Laboratory duties will include preparation and proper storage of samples, wet chemistry for soil and water samples, and use of analysis equipment. More specifically, this position will include tasks needed to ensure smooth operation of the field operations and chemistry laboratory, such as assistance with sample collection, field station maintenance, sample preparation, specific analyses following all Standard Operating Procedures, and data management. This technician will assist with maintaining and troubleshooting analytical equipment, preparation of standards and reagents, and oversee graduate students and undergraduate student interns. Ideally, this technician will have experience analyzing water samples for nutrient chemistry and maintaining laboratory instrumentation. Essential Functions Laboratory Analysis - Maintain sample integrity from sample collection, sample receiving, login, chain of custody, and sample preparation for all samples processed in the lab - Conduct specific analyses following all Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)/Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) requirements for completed analysis - Ensure that all laboratory instrumentation and equipment is functioning properly - Maintain laboratory database systems in collaboration with other lab members; prepare for upcoming sampling on a weekly basis - Help with special projects when the opportunity arises - Incorporate updates to laboratory procedures or equipment as needed - Oversee and train new graduate students and undergraduate student workers in the chemistry laboratory Field Work - Deploy field sensors either by wading or hiking into remote areas, or by boat - Collect and record water and/or soil samples - Analyze the samples using, but not limited to, field deployable sondes, fluoroprobes, etc. - Properly maintain field sensors and lab equipment and keep areas organized, clean, and follow lab safety rules Education and Outreach - Train and supervise students in the lab and field settings - Assist students with research projects as needed Other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications The following Degree is required: - Bachelor's Degree The following Experience is required: - 1 year of research experience The following Licensure is required: - Must have valid driver's license Preferred experience: - Bachelor's degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or related field - 2 years prior experience with field research that includes wetland monitoring, water quality sampling, soil sampling, and remote sensing - Training on calibration and maintenance of lab and field equipment, including Exosondes, AA300/400, and Isco autosamplers - Familiarity with EPA water and soil testing SOPs - Experience with acid digestion protocols for TP and TN assays - Experience completing tasks on boats and working in wetlands/ wading in water with equipment
How this job compares
Set against the 1,728 open Field Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$61–90K/yr152 salary ranges
- Ohio median$23–35/hr37 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 85 open Field Technician jobs in Ohio and 1,728 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Field Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 919 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 71 of the 1,728 open Field Technician jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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