Short-Term Stormwater Research Assistants

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Posted: 09-Apr-24

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Salary: 35,360.00 - 37,440.00

Categories:

Academic/Faculty
Environmental Sciences/Natural Resources

Additional Information:

2 openings available.

Internal Number: 360554

St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) is currently seeking undergraduate or post-graduate research assistants for a stormwater research group to work on projects related to capture and release of pollutants from stormwater ponds, biofiltration media, and iron enhanced sand filters. Job duties include indoor laboratory (~25%) and outdoor field experiments (~75%) including field measurement and monitoring (10%), sample collection (10%), parameter measurement (10%), experiment setup and operation (10%), data collection and recording (10%), cleanup (10%), sample analysis by wet chemistry (10%), acid washing (10%), protocol development and execution (10%), and other duties necessary to complete the research (10%).

These activities require lifting and carrying canoes and/or kayaks from vehicles down to and out of stormwater ponds, paddling around stormwater ponds to collect measurements and samples, and securing the canoe and/or kayak on top of vehicles such as a Ford F350 or Chevy Suburban. These activities also require loading and carrying equipment, instruments, samplers, and samples between vehicles, stormwater ponds, and analytical laboratory spaces. These activities may also require lifting and moving 5-gallon buckets full of water (~46lbs or 22kg) while conducting the experiments. This position is 40 hours per week; start and end dates are May 15th through August 15th, with the option to continue until October 30th, part-time. 

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Pursuit of a bachelor's degree with a science and/or engineering background including water resources, environmental, chemistry, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Research or Water Chemistry Analysis experience will be given special consideration

Contact information: Andy Erickson, Research Manager, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota; [email protected] | 612-239-2046 | http://stormwater.safl.umn.edu/
 

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