Research Technician III **Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):** Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in one of the fields: geophysics, engineering, physics. Experience in geophysical fieldwork in remote regions. **Preferred Qualifications:** Master’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in engineering, physics, geophysics, or system management. Experience in science project management. Experience in students mentoring. Experience in first aid/emergency respondence. **Brief Description of Duties:** The Research Technician will assist the Principal Investigator, Dr. Weisen Shen, in the Department of Geosciences, performing geophysical fieldwork, instrument development, and other related educational efforts related to the funded project. Particularly, to help plan, prepare, and participate in fieldwork to acquire, process, and store geophysical data in remote regions. The incumbent will need strong oral and written communication skills and a proven ability to work collaboratively within a diverse research team and with other stakeholders of the project. **Duties:** + Assist in planning, preparing, participating in geophysical campaigns in remote areas. This duty sometimes may extend to a multi-week long trip. + Assist in developing new geophysical instruments. + Assist in geophysics course teaching and lab preparations. + Assist in instrument-related work for other community members of the department + Other duties as assigned. **Special Notes:** The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Non-Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. **Evening and weekend work will be required at times.** For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas. Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application. **_Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws._** If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university Office of Equity and Access (OEA) at (631) 632-6280 or visit OEA (https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/oea/) . _In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act_ a _copy of our crime statistics can be viewed_ here (https://www.stonybrook.edu/police/) _._ Visit our WHY WORK HERE (https://www.stonybrook.edu/jobs/working-here/) page to learn about the **total rewards** we offer. SUNY Research Foundation: A Great Place to Work. (https://www.rfsuny.org/media/rfsuny/documents/hr/RFRecruitmentFlyer.pdf) **The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.** \#LI-TG1 **Job Number:** 2502826 **Official Job Title:** : Research Technician III **Job Field** : Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical) **Primary Location** : US-NY-Stony Brook **Department/Hiring Area:** : Geosciences **Schedule** : Part-time **Shift** : Variable **Shift Hours:** : Variable : **Posting Start Date** : Jul 28, 2025 **Posting End Date** : Aug 11, 2025, 11:59:00 PM **Salary:** : $23.00 - $25.00/hr **Appointment Type:** : Regular **Salary Grade:** : N7 **SBU Area:** : The Research Foundation for The State University of New York at Stony Brook **Req ID:** 2502826