The Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) is seeking an Academic Hourly Research Assistant to conduct research and gather information from water and wastewater related websites, evaluate research data quality, develop written summaries based on research, and develop scientific content for water/wastewater operator website.
Duties and responsibilities will include:
- Research , gather, read, review, and edit, technical materials for a water/wastewater operator website.
- Maintain associated records by entering data, evaluating information quality, and developing scientific content for the web,
sometimes through interviews and researching water related topics.
- Develop and create summaries of web-based documents, media, and tools related to drinking water systems, wastewater
systems, and operators, written clearly and easily understood, of useful documents, media, and tools on other websites to
be used for a website and accompanying database by stakeholders, professionals, and the general public.
- Assist with web-based content development related to water and wastewater topics of special interest.
- Serve as primary contact with water and wastewater industry professionals
- Conduct outreach via phone and email to stakeholders in the water industry.
- Provide editorial expertise and manage data entered into the internal database.
- Collaborate with staff on focused special projects related to the development of content for a water operator and private
well owner websites
- Manage a web-based national events calendar.
- Keep abreast of development in this discipline.
- Perform other duties as needed in order to further the mission and goals of PRI.
Qualifications:
- BS degree in a physical science-related field, or in Journalism or Writing. Alternate degree fields will be
considered/accepted depending on the nature and depth of the experience as it relates to this position.
- Experience with technical/scientific writing, interviewing of water resource professionals
- Requires a background in writing, knowledge of the web, ability to interact and ask
questions of water professionals, very strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work independently, and good organization and time management skills to allow for working on multiple concurrent but intermmittent tasks
Apply:
Position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is identified. Qualified candidates must submit via email a 1) cover letter, 2) résumé/CV, 3) and the names and contact information (including e-mail addresses) of three professional references to Steve Wilson, Principal Scientist, Hydrology at sdwilson@illinois.edu. Additional questions can be sent to Jon Freiman, Human Resources Business Partner at jcf@illinois.edu
Hourly rate commensurate with experience. Remote work available. 30-40 hours per week.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment. As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility
