Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from high school
Short Description
Work of this job class involves the basic preparation of media, reagents and specimens in a research laboratory.  Positions participate in cleaning and sterilizing equipment: wash and clean animal cages; prepare animals for surgery and assist in surgery for animals used in surgery.  Work is closely supervised through observation of techniques and procedures employed.

Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from high school and 2 years of experience in laboratory work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Short Description
Work of this job class involves conducting standardized (procedures and techniques are outlined in detail) experiments in a research laboratory.  This position performs standardized or repetitive tests in the laboratory which do not require changes or modifications by this position.  Procedures and techniques are provided in precise written instructions by the Principal Investigator, and require limited judgment from the incumbent.

Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from high school and 3 years of experience in laboratory work, including one year of experience in the area of research assigned; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Short Description
This job class conducts related laboratory techniques in a departmental research laboratory.  The majority of time is spent in bench work duties such as chemical/biological tests and preparation of tissue samples. These duties are sometimes performed independently and involve the exercise of judgment in applying changes to standardized or non-standardized tests.  Minor modification of procedures typically result from troubleshooting equipment and procedures.  This position normally confers with the project leader on protocol, design, or methodology of the research project.  Some literature review may be performed at this level.  There is limited involvement in project planning, design or modification of techniques.  This job class performs sets up equipment, collects and records data, troubleshoots abnormal results, and summarizes data; however, very limited analysis of data is expected.

Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from a four year college or university with a major in botany, biology, zoology, or other science related to research field assigned; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Short Description
This job class provides research support to research projects utilizing a variety of techniques and methods that are of a higher level of difficulty than those performed at the I and II Research Technician levels.  This job class has a greater knowledge of the purpose of the research project and performs laboratory techniques independently which have been designed and outlined by the project leader (Principal Investigator, Research Associate, Research Analyst).  The Research Technician III is more involved in the project by making recommendations in regards to the research design, protocol and methodology.  Summarization and some analysis of experimental research design, protocol and methodology.  Summarization and some analysis of experimental data is expected at this level.  This position performs literature searches and utilized this information to modify basic experimental methods or to troubleshoot procedures.  As a result of involvement in higher level responsibilities, the Research Technician III spends less time performing bench work than the lower level technicians. The Research Technician III may supervise lower level laboratory technicians.  This level may also make conference presentations and provide input into future experiments; may co-author and write the materials and methods section of the manuscript and publications.

Note:  To qualify for the midpoint of $34,404, the selected candidate should have a total of nine years of relevant education/training and experience (4 year degree + 5-1/2 years of additional education and experience). 

Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from a four year college or university or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Short Description
This position spends the majority of time in data collection. Typically this could include conducting simple structured interviews that do not require multi-step complexity; conducting focus groups; coordinating instructional activities including training graduate students and interviewers on procedures; preparing case studies and assisting developing pilot tests; entering data into logs, databases, spreadsheets, discipline specific software applications to be used for further statistical evaluation. The other areas of responsibility would be in work planning and data analysis. Planning activities might include assisting in determining sources of data, data sample selection, and methods to be used in collecting data; keeping files updated , maintaining evaluation records, notes, documents, and reports; troubleshooting problem on data files and application problems; scheduling and organizing meetings, interviews, direct mailings. While the position is expected to already know the proper basic research techniques, the supervisor will review this with the position. The position is expected within a reasonable amount of time to carry out data collection duties independently.

Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from a 4 year college or university and one year experience in the analysis of economic, psychological, or social data; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Short Description
This position spends time in planning activities which could entail determining and preparing study/project protocols to be used in collecting and assessing data; determining sources of data, data sample selection, and methods to be used in collecting data; assisting in developing assessment tools for small or moderate sized projects/studies. The position is heavily involved in data collection management. Examples would include supervising and/ or conducting interviews that may require multi-step complexity; coordinating instructional activities such as training interviewers/data collectors to conduct and rate interviews, to conduct telephone surveys, administer standardized tests; assisting in the design of questionnaires and identifies target population for distribution. The position involved in data analysis which could involve verifying that tests and rating scales scored by data collectors are accurate and complete and carrying out descriptive statistical analyses. While the position is expected to already know the proper basic research techniques, the supervisor will review this with the position. The position is expected within a reasonable amount of time to carry out duties independently and use considerable judgment in completing a given study or portion thereof.

Minimum Qualifications:
Completion of coursework for a 4year college degree in sociology, economics, psychology, or related social science, including coursework in statistics, research methodology, computer science, and/or other coursework directly related to the work to be performed, and one year of experience in gathering, editing, and analyzing data for social and economic research; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. (Coursework toward a masters degree in an areas related to the work to be performed may be substituted for some or all of the experience.
Short Description
This position is heavily involved in the planning and project management aspects of the research being performed. The position coordinates and collaborates with the project team, participants, and other satellite groups in the community, or state depending on the size of the project; plans team meetings, conference calls, project presentations and marketing presentations; acts as a technical resource when determining and preparing study/project protocols to be used in \collecting data or when training trainers; assists in or develops assessment tools for moderate to large sized projects/ programs and studies; manages and oversees contract negotiations and is responsible for implementing research plans designed by the Principle Investigator; setting and meeting operational goals; and monitoring the budget to ensure that project activities are completed within budgetary constraints. The position is responsible for data collection management and data management including training of research assistants and lower level Social Research Assistants in collecting data, scoring tests, reliability and validity, transcribing and coding, and entering of data; interviewing; conducting telephone surveys; administer standardized tests; to conduct observations of test subjects. The position also reviews tests and evaluates their usefulness to the program/study/project and modifies them if necessary. Depending on the size of the project the position assist or write the executive summaries and other distributed reports, findings etc. and present findings, studies, and research at national conferences. This position  manages phases/stages of large projects independently and/or manage multiple smaller studies and may act in the absence of the PI as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from a four year college or university with a major in botany, biology, zoology or other science related to research field assigned; and two years of progressive laboratory experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to plan, evaluate and interpret research methods and data in the research field assigned; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Short Description
This job class is involved in the application and interpretation of theoretical knowledge in area of assigned research in conducting complex experiments within broadly defined guidelines.  This job class works with considerable independence in modifying and developing methodology and is considered influential in determining the applicability of the selected methodology to the overall research objective.  May co-author and sometimes be first author for manuscripts (beyond the materials and methods section). 

Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of post-baccalaureate credentials or degree or a comparable record of independent research productivity.
Short Description:

To determine a candidate's potential (maximum hiring) compensation, add 5% to the minimum of the salary range for each year of experience/education that exceeds the minimum job requirements.