Prairie Research Institute

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• Water Resources Engineer - Prairie Research Institute

  Nov 17, 2022 12:45 pm

  The Prairie Research Institute is seeking to hire a Watershed Resources Engineer (Official Title: Visiting Scientific Specialist, Water Resources Engineering) to administer research activities of the survey by developing, planning, directing, and conducting basic and applied research as it relates to water resources hydrologic modeling, water-energy nexus, and water supply planning in the Watershed Sciences Section of the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS).

• Watershed Science Field Specialist - Illinois State Water Survey, PRI

  Nov 2, 2022 12:30 pm

  The Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) is seeking to hire a Visiting Scientific Specialist, Watershed Science to manage watershed field data collection campaigns and assist with the reduction and dissemination of collected data. Perform field data collection, deploy and maintain field instrumentation.

• Letters of Map Revision (LOMR) Hydraulic Engineer - Illinois State Water Survey, PRI

  Nov 1, 2022 9:45 am

  The Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) is seeking to hire a Letters of Map Revision (LOMR) Hydraulic Engineer (Official Title: Assistant Research Scientist, LOMR Hydraulic Engineering) to review and process Letters of Map Revision (LOMR) applications submitted to the Illinois LOMR Review Partners Program by ensuring that rigorous hydrologic and hydraulic technical standards are met, and federal floodplain management regulations are followed. Serve as Principal Investigator and/or manage projects and perform engineering analyses related to surface water resources and develop models of hydrologic and hydraulic processes.

• Hourly Research Assistant - Sediment Laboratory, Illinois State Water Survey

  Aug 19, 2022 2:00 pm

  Assist the ISWS Sediment Laboratory Analyst by performing various duties as needed: prepare samples for analysis, prepare supplies and material for analytical methods, washing bottles/caps, taring bottles/glass filters, data entry, and general laboratory upkeep.

• Student Hourly (Multidisciplinary) Research - Illinois State Water Survey, PRI

  Mar 3, 2022 3:45 pm

  Water Supply Hydrology research programs seeking student hourly research assistant to help with preparing digitally available GIS data and analyzing streamflow statistics regionalization at the Illinois State Water Survey.