Prairie Research Institute

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• Environmental Public Health - Prairie Research Institute

  Jul 18, 2023 9:00 am

  The Prairie Research Institute (PRI) is seeking to hire an Environmental Public Health Professional (Official Title: Senior Scientific Specialist, Environmental Public Health) to lead and administer research activities within PRI by developing, planning, and conducting applied research related to groundwater, water quality, and private wells with emphasis on emerging contaminants and drinking water contamination; conduct outreach activities to disseminate research results and provide education to stakeholders; ensure data meet the rigorous standards required for scientific research and analysis; and advance institutional public health goals related to One Health. To view the full description and to apply (by 7pm CST Thursday, December 9th 2023) please visit https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/2661?c=illinois

• Analytical Chemistry - Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute

  Oct 12, 2023 1:00 pm

  The Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) is seeking to hire an Analytical Chemist to provide analytical support for the Health and Environmental Applications Laboratory (HEAL). This position will focus on analysis of routine water samples for a variety of organic and inorganic parameters including metals, ions and nutrients. Sample analysis is performed using standard operating procedures for Ion Chromatography (IC), Inductively Couple Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES), Flow Injection Analysis (FIA), and other techniques

• Student Hourlies GIS & Programming - Illinois State Water Survey, PRI

  Oct 27, 2023 3:45 pm

  We are seeking several University of Illinois graduate students  to assist with preparing digitally available GIS data and analyzing streamflow statistics regionalization at the Illinois State Water Survey.  The primary duty will be to assist our staff to compile a geodatabase with geology, hydrogeology, land use/land cover, soil, and climate information. It is also expected that the student will prepare data for streamflow statistics regionalization. Detailed documentation is required.