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Environmental scientist to assist staff members in managing tasks related to alleviating surface water quality impairments and abandoned mine remediation sites throughout the state. This position will support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of watershed improvement and mine remediation projects, including but not limited to:
- Water quality sampling for E. coli, metals, and other chemistry parameters
- Other tasks include data entry, management, and synthesis, trip and equipment preparation
- Building and deploying mobile phone and satellite communication technology and environmental sensors
- Providing field support to staff and project partners on watershed improvement and mine remediation projects
- Implementing, monitoring, and measuring the effectiveness of best management practices
• Assisting in other projects and duties as assigned This position can work from home, and will require some field work near streams. Field work will be roughly 30% of the time.
Skills Required:
- Solid communication and writing skills
- Research and problem-solving
- Environmental data synthesis and analysis
- Highly organized
- Capable of multi-tasking
- Time management
- Project management
Skills Preferred:
- Stream sampling experience (multiparameter probes, flow meters, stage gages, etc.)
- ArcGIS
- electronic survey forms (Survey 123, Collector)
Experience Required:
- Sample water quality parameters
- Use Geographic Information Systems software at a basic level
- Conduct basic data analysis
- Review and analyze literature and peer-reviewed scientific research
- Utilize and oversee databases
- Background or interest in coding and electronics or willingness to become proficient; remote environmental monitoring
- On occasion, work long days under sometimes difficult field conditions (hot, cold, wet, uneven terrain)
- Willingness and availability to sample stormflow and spring runoff water samples on short notice
Experience Preferred:
- 1 to 3 years’ experience in environmental sciences, natural resources, hydrology, geology, or related field experience Watershed project implementation
Education Required:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in environmental sciences, natural resources, hydrology, geology, or related field
Education Preferred:
- GIS certificate Project management certificate Geology certificate (GIT)
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