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The Gough Lab seeks a full-time field technician to support measurements of carbon dioxide and methane biosphere-atmosphere exchange in restored coastal wetlands on the eastern shore of Virginia. The technician will join a collaborative team of investigators from VCU’s School of Life Sciences and Sustainability which is housed in the College of Humanities and Sciences, and partners from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Duke University, the Nature Conservancy, and NASA examining how coastal wetland restoration practices affect carbon sequestration, methane emissions, biodiversity, and other ecosystem goods and services. The project is part of a larger Nature Conservancy-led effort in the mid-Atlantic to enhance nature-based solutions through evidence-based ecological restoration. This is a full-time, 12 month onsite position. The position may be renewable for up to three years, pending continued funding and satisfactory performance.
The position falls under the Lab/Research Technician classification within VCU’s Research and Innovation job family. For additional details, please visit VCU Human Resources’ Job Family and Salary Ranges.
VCU is committed to hiring veterans! VCU will add your military years of service to our leave plan. This may provide veterans with an increased leave accrual!
Application Process: Submit cover letter, resume or CV, list of 3 references. Applications accepted until position is filled.
NOTE: The successful candidate understands that this is a restricted position and ongoing employment depends on continued funding.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The technician will lead the installation, maintenance, and acquisition of data from multiple meteorological flux towers located on Virginia’s eastern shore, and engage in collaborative efforts to report, model, and scale carbon dioxide and methane exchange, and biodiversity at site and regional scales. Additional responsibilities include lab and project meeting participation, stakeholder and student engagement, facilitation of protocol development and workforce training, ancillary field data collection, and data analysis. The position requires periodic travel, including overnight trips to wetland restoration sites.
ABOUT VCU & SLSS:
Virginia Commonwealth University is the premier urban, public research university in Virginia. VCU’s mission is to advance knowledge and student success through its commitments to an engaging learning environment, research that expands the boundaries of new knowledge, interdisciplinary collaborations that bring new perspectives to complex problems, health care that strives to preserve and restore health for all people, and promotes an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility, and sustainable university partnerships. VCU prohibits unlawful discrimination and is an equal opportunity employer.
The School of Life Sciences and Sustainability (SLSS) was established in 2025, bringing together programs in Biology, Environmental Studies, Bioinformatics, Sustainable Innovation, Outdoor Leadership, and Integrative Life Sciences to create an interdisciplinary hub for teaching and research. We serve more than 2,400 undergraduate and 100 graduate students across bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs. Our 67 full-time faculty and 16 professional staff are committed to innovative teaching, experiential learning, and impactful research across the life, environmental, and health sciences. As a growing school, we are building a collaborative community focused on preparing students to address complex challenges in a changing world.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- B.S. in environmental sciences, engineering, meteorology, ecology, or related field
- Prior experience working in the field; installing, operating, and maintaining technical instrumentation; and analyzing large datasets
- Comfort working independently in remote areas with variable weather conditions
- Demonstrated ability to work on large interdisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated experience to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a member of VCU
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- M.S. with the experience and requirements above
- Familiarity with and prior experience working in wetlands
- Experience operating eddy-covariance or atmospheric flux towers
- R or Python coding proficiency
SALARY RANGE
- Salary Range: $55,000
BENEFITS
All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.
FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
HOURS PER WEEK: 40
RESTRICTED POSITION: Yes
ORP ELIGIBLE: No
FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENT: Fully Onsite
UNIVERSITY JOB TITLE: Lab/Research Technician 1
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Name: Chris Gough
Contact Email: cmgough@vcu.edu
INTRODUCTION
The Gough Lab seeks a full-time field technician to support measurements of carbon dioxide and methane biosphere-atmosphere exchange in restored coastal wetlands on the eastern shore of Virginia. The technician will join a collaborative team of investigators from VCU’s School of Life Sciences and Sustainability which is housed in the College of Humanities and Sciences, and partners from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Duke University, the Nature Conservancy, and NASA examining how coastal wetland restoration practices affect carbon sequestration, methane emissions, biodiversity, and other ecosystem goods and services. The project is part of a larger Nature Conservancy-led effort in the mid-Atlantic to enhance nature-based solutions through evidence-based ecological restoration. This is a full-time, 12 month onsite position. The position may be renewable for up to three years, pending continued funding and satisfactory performance.
The position falls under the Lab/Research Technician classification within VCU’s Research and Innovation job family. For additional details, please visit VCU Human Resources’ Job Family and Salary Ranges.
VCU is committed to hiring veterans! VCU will add your military years of service to our leave plan. This may provide veterans with an increased leave accrual!
Application Process: Submit cover letter, resume or CV, list of 3 references. Applications accepted until position is filled.
NOTE: The successful candidate understands that this is a restricted position and ongoing employment depends on continued funding.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The technician will lead the installation, maintenance, and acquisition of data from multiple meteorological flux towers located on Virginia’s eastern shore, and engage in collaborative efforts to report, model, and scale carbon dioxide and methane exchange, and biodiversity at site and regional scales. Additional responsibilities include lab and project meeting participation, stakeholder and student engagement, facilitation of protocol development and workforce training, ancillary field data collection, and data analysis. The position requires periodic travel, including overnight trips to wetland restoration sites.
ABOUT VCU & SLSS:
Virginia Commonwealth University is the premier urban, public research university in Virginia. VCU’s mission is to advance knowledge and student success through its commitments to an engaging learning environment, research that expands the boundaries of new knowledge, interdisciplinary collaborations that bring new perspectives to complex problems, health care that strives to preserve and restore health for all people, and promotes an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility, and sustainable university partnerships. VCU prohibits unlawful discrimination and is an equal opportunity employer.
The School of Life Sciences and Sustainability (SLSS) was established in 2025, bringing together programs in Biology, Environmental Studies, Bioinformatics, Sustainable Innovation, Outdoor Leadership, and Integrative Life Sciences to create an interdisciplinary hub for teaching and research. We serve more than 2,400 undergraduate and 100 graduate students across bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs. Our 67 full-time faculty and 16 professional staff are committed to innovative teaching, experiential learning, and impactful research across the life, environmental, and health sciences. As a growing school, we are building a collaborative community focused on preparing students to address complex challenges in a changing world.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- B.S. in environmental sciences, engineering, meteorology, ecology, or related field
- Prior experience working in the field; installing, operating, and maintaining technical instrumentation; and analyzing large datasets
- Comfort working independently in remote areas with variable weather conditions
- Demonstrated ability to work on large interdisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated experience to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a member of VCU
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- M.S. with the experience and requirements above
- Familiarity with and prior experience working in wetlands
- Experience operating eddy-covariance or atmospheric flux towers
- R or Python coding proficiency
SALARY RANGE
- Salary Range: $55,000
BENEFITS
All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.
FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
HOURS PER WEEK: 40
RESTRICTED POSITION: Yes
ORP ELIGIBLE: No
FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENT: Fully Onsite
UNIVERSITY JOB TITLE: Lab/Research Technician 1
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Name: Chris Gough
Contact Email: cmgough@vcu.edu
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Tower Technician
Align your credentials to engineering requirements
TN approval for Tower Technicians hinges on framing the role under an engineering occupation. Gather transcripts showing an electrical, electronics, or telecommunications engineering degree before targeting employers, since border officers scrutinize this category closely.
Target employers with active FCC tower registrations
Carriers, tower management companies, and neutral-host operators with FCC-registered structures file TNs for field engineers regularly. Prioritize these employers over general contractors, whose job postings often describe technician work without engineering scope, which weakens your TN classification.
Request a specialty occupation offer letter
Ask your employer to draft an offer letter that describes the role using engineering language: system design, RF propagation analysis, or structural load calculations. Vague titles like 'tower hand' without engineering duties give CBP grounds to question TN eligibility at the border.
Use Migrate Mate to find TN-ready Tower Technician roles
Search Migrate Mate to identify Tower Technician openings where employers already understand TN sponsorship requirements. Applying to roles pre-screened for TN eligibility cuts the time spent educating hiring managers about the classification process.
Prepare for Mexican nationals' consular timeline
Mexican citizens cannot self-file at the border and must schedule a consulate appointment, which can add four to eight weeks. Confirm your employer can hold the start date and request a written employment offer before booking your consular slot.
Clarify prevailing wage compliance with your employer
Employers sponsoring TN visa candidates typically verify that offered compensation is competitive and aligns with market rates for the role and location. Confirm the salary meets industry standards for your geographic area and job zone before accepting an offer, as this demonstrates good faith sponsorship and helps ensure a smooth visa adjudication process at the port of entry.
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Find Tower Technician JobsTower Technician TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Tower Technician role actually qualify for a TN visa?
It depends on how the role is defined. TN visas cover specific USMCA occupations, and Tower Technician is not a listed category on its own. The role qualifies when structured under the Engineer occupation, meaning your duties must involve applying engineering principles to telecommunications systems and your degree must be in an engineering field. Roles framed purely as hands-on installation or climbing work without engineering scope typically do not qualify.
How does the TN visa compare to the H-1B for Tower Technician positions?
The TN visa has no annual lottery, no cap for Canadian citizens, and can be processed at a port of entry in a single day. H-1B requires a lottery selection that caps at 85,000 slots per fiscal year and a months-long petition process. For Canadian Tower Technicians with an engineering degree and a qualifying job offer, TN is a faster and more predictable path. Mexican nationals still need a consular appointment, but there is no lottery.
Can I switch Tower Technician employers while on a TN visa?
Yes, but you cannot start working for the new employer using your existing TN. Canadian citizens can apply for a new TN at a port of entry before or on the day they begin with the new company. Mexican citizens need a new consular appointment. Your current TN status does not transfer automatically, so coordinate your end date and new start date carefully to avoid a gap in authorized employment.
Where can I find Tower Technician jobs that already offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking U.S. roles with TN visa sponsorship. Searching there filters out employers unfamiliar with TN requirements, so you spend less time explaining the visa category and more time advancing through interviews with employers who are already prepared to support the filing process.
What documents do I need at the border or consulate for a Tower Technician TN application?
You need a valid passport, a detailed employer offer letter describing your engineering duties and confirming full-time employment, proof of your engineering degree, and any professional credentials or licenses relevant to the telecommunications field. Canadian citizens present these documents directly to a CBP officer at a land port or preclearance airport. Mexican citizens submit them at a U.S. consulate during a scheduled visa interview.
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