Job Opening: Field Research
Job Open until March 3, 2021
Department Description
The UC Davis Air Quality Research Center (AQRC) is a growing interdisciplinary Organized Research Unit (ORU). Its mission is to facilitate research on the scientific, engineering, health, social, and economic aspects of gaseous and particulate atmospheric pollutants.
The IMPROVE Program at the Air Quality Research Center (AQRC) is seeking a Field Researcher for the field maintenance group. This position requires a range of mechanical and basic electronic skills. The IMPROVE Program measures air quality at approximately 175 sites throughout the United States. The IMPROVE field maintenance team is responsible for maintaining aerosol samplers, and providing technical support to local equipment operators throughout the US.
Job Summary
Under the direct supervision of group manager and project PIs, provide assistance with air quality monitoring at the field sites, including landfill, dairy, waste water treatment plants, and remote IMPROVE sites. Tasks include calibrating gas analyzers and particle samples in laboratories and shops, preparing field trips to deploy the Mobile Agricultural Air Quality (MAAQ) Laboratory to the field sites, setting-up and operating equipment inside the MAAQ Lab, traveling to IMPROVE site for maintenance, and collecting field experimental data/samples.
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